It seems to me that most of the techniques are absolutely great for attempting to prune evidence to fit a preordained conclusion. Knowledge of the techniques is probably fine, and very careful application of them away from a conclusion may be prudent sometimes, but as internal evidence collection and evaluation techniques they seem to be the very opposite of rationality.
It seems to me that most of the techniques are absolutely great for attempting to prune evidence to fit a preordained conclusion. Knowledge of the techniques is probably fine, and very careful application of them away from a conclusion may be prudent sometimes, but as internal evidence collection and evaluation techniques they seem to be the very opposite of rationality.