This perhaps should be titled “how to be an effective alarmist”. As soon as you frame it as
Winning an argument often requires
You’re out of the “collaborative truth-seeking” world, and into the “gain alignment by altering others’ views” realm. Increasing the urgency or salience of some parts of the world (alarmism) is useful in such an endeavor.
This perhaps should be titled “how to be an effective alarmist”. As soon as you frame it as
You’re out of the “collaborative truth-seeking” world, and into the “gain alignment by altering others’ views” realm. Increasing the urgency or salience of some parts of the world (alarmism) is useful in such an endeavor.
Ah, I see why this post might not be getting traction. That part was meant to be sarcastic :D