Oh, and I would probably want to add something on political affiliation—mostly because I expect a lot of “I believe Foo because I researched the issue / am very smart; others believe ~Foo because of their political affiliation”; but also because “I believe Foo and have researched it well, even though it goes against the grain of my general political affiliation” may be good evidence for Foo.
Oh, and I would probably want to add something on political affiliation—mostly because I expect a lot of “I believe Foo because I researched the issue / am very smart; others believe ~Foo because of their political affiliation”; but also because “I believe Foo and have researched it well, even though it goes against the grain of my general political affiliation” may be good evidence for Foo.