This seems to cover far too much. Surely pointing out that a particular argument is flawed is not always terrible. The way it is pointed out can have a huge effect via framing. But that is a separate argument from increasing ones skills at noticing them in the first place. The game should not be played with the understanding that suddenly shouting “ah ha, base rate fallacy” is socially acceptable or effective in real life.
I don’t disagree with any of this. All I was trying to establish is precisely that using “foul! Base rate fallacy!” in place of a fully elaborated argument is neither socially acceptable nor effective.
This seems to cover far too much. Surely pointing out that a particular argument is flawed is not always terrible. The way it is pointed out can have a huge effect via framing. But that is a separate argument from increasing ones skills at noticing them in the first place. The game should not be played with the understanding that suddenly shouting “ah ha, base rate fallacy” is socially acceptable or effective in real life.
I don’t disagree with any of this. All I was trying to establish is precisely that using “foul! Base rate fallacy!” in place of a fully elaborated argument is neither socially acceptable nor effective.