This happens probably because I assumed he is certain about the topic and I didn’t doubt. His message was clear: “Cardiologists are bad.” Later I could break this statement because he didn’t believe it at first place, as well as the bad reasoning. Notice he pulled the anecdotal evidence again, this time to defend the cardiologist side. We can refute him again, that “You can’t convince me by just examples,” however, I didn’t do it last time I read this.
Should we doubt writers every time we read something? Yes, to avoid bias. Yes, when you detect bad reasoning. But my default is “read and assume they are right.” I feel the necessity to doubt, but I am not certain if that is the right, correct path.
This happens probably because I assumed he is certain about the topic and I didn’t doubt. His message was clear: “Cardiologists are bad.” Later I could break this statement because he didn’t believe it at first place, as well as the bad reasoning. Notice he pulled the anecdotal evidence again, this time to defend the cardiologist side. We can refute him again, that “You can’t convince me by just examples,” however, I didn’t do it last time I read this.
Should we doubt writers every time we read something? Yes, to avoid bias. Yes, when you detect bad reasoning. But my default is “read and assume they are right.” I feel the necessity to doubt, but I am not certain if that is the right, correct path.