I had to look that up; Wikipedia says that “In philosophy and rhetoric, the principle of charity requires interpreting a speaker’s statements to be rational and, in the case of any argument, considering its best, strongest possible interpretation.”. I thought I was applying it by assuming that you hadn’t considered that interpretation of the comment, rather than that you were ignoring it, so I’m not sure what you mean.
Also, I don’t know what you mean by “as you said”.
Which is more charitable: to interpret someone’s comment as typical social fluff inappropriate for even the open threads, or to interpret it as an attempt to collate useful fictional examinations & introductions to LW-related material?
I had to look that up; Wikipedia says that “In philosophy and rhetoric, the principle of charity requires interpreting a speaker’s statements to be rational and, in the case of any argument, considering its best, strongest possible interpretation.”. I thought I was applying it by assuming that you hadn’t considered that interpretation of the comment, rather than that you were ignoring it, so I’m not sure what you mean.
Also, I don’t know what you mean by “as you said”.
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Which is more charitable: to interpret someone’s comment as typical social fluff inappropriate for even the open threads, or to interpret it as an attempt to collate useful fictional examinations & introductions to LW-related material?