No, that if you consider him being silly enough to say X to be evidence of innocence and he is trying to persuade you then he’ll say X.
Ah—now I see! Oops! I don’t tend to go in for super-evil stereotypes in the first place. So, I can’t say I have much interest in evidence on this topic—but yes, this would be anecdotal evidence, at best.
Ah—now I see! Oops! I don’t tend to go in for super-evil stereotypes in the first place. So, I can’t say I have much interest in evidence on this topic—but yes, this would be anecdotal evidence, at best.
:P We were talking about evidence? I thought were were talking about absurd counterfactuals and hypothetical cape wearing sociopaths.
No, that if you consider him being silly enough to say X to be evidence of innocence and he is trying to persuade you then he’ll say X.
I’m cool with that. :)
Ah—now I see! Oops! I don’t tend to go in for super-evil stereotypes in the first place. So, I can’t say I have much interest in evidence on this topic—but yes, this would be anecdotal evidence, at best.
:P We were talking about evidence? I thought were were talking about absurd counterfactuals and hypothetical cape wearing sociopaths.
You brought up “evidence” first—but yes, you can talk about “evidence” in hypothetical scenarios, that is not a problematical concept.