I read that as “take as a starting point, the assumption that the idea is overstated”—it’s simply a base assumption, if you lack any further information. If you know you’re dealing with someone who highly values accuracy, then you can rely on that information. But it’s not a good default assumption to assume people value accuracy highly (except possibly in certain highly-specialized sub-cultures)
I read that as “take as a starting point, the assumption that the idea is overstated”—it’s simply a base assumption, if you lack any further information. If you know you’re dealing with someone who highly values accuracy, then you can rely on that information. But it’s not a good default assumption to assume people value accuracy highly (except possibly in certain highly-specialized sub-cultures)