“what, you believe X just because so-and-so says so?”
“No, I don’t believe X because so-and-so says so, I put a strong weight on X being true based on so-and-so’s track record. If you’d like to discuss the evidence for or against this position in more rigor we should do so online so we can link to citations.”
This acts as a great litmus for people who will actually provide me with high quality evidence as well.
“No, I don’t believe X because so-and-so says so, I put a strong weight on X being true based on so-and-so’s track record. If you’d like to discuss the evidence for or against this position in more rigor we should do so online so we can link to citations.”
This acts as a great litmus for people who will actually provide me with high quality evidence as well.
Huh. I really like this approach.