and that many (most?) mental flinches are in some sense attempts to avoid bucket errors
maybe better as
and that many (most?) mental flinches are in some sense attempts to avoid imagined consequences of bad reasoning due to bucket errors
emphasizing “avoiding consequences” vs “avoiding bucket errors”
maybe better as
and that many (most?) mental flinches are in some sense attempts to avoid imagined consequences of bad reasoning due to bucket errors
emphasizing “avoiding consequences” vs “avoiding bucket errors”