which more specifically would be something like “not using logical fallacies”.
In the discourse that existed 20 years ago better reasoning might mean “not using logical fallacies”. In this community it never meant that. In the beginning in this community it meant “being a good Bayesian” which involves thinking in terms of probability and not in terms of logic. You could see following Tedlock’s principles for Superforcasters as an ideal for that kind of reasoning.
Since then, we also have the Center for Applied Rationality that focuses on neither probability nor logic. It had a lot influence on the current discourse that happens here. On aspect of it as I see it is that understanding other people’s mental models and sharing your own mental models with other people is an important part of reasoning. Part of understanding models is finding cruxes.
In the discourse that existed 20 years ago better reasoning might mean “not using logical fallacies”. In this community it never meant that. In the beginning in this community it meant “being a good Bayesian” which involves thinking in terms of probability and not in terms of logic. You could see following Tedlock’s principles for Superforcasters as an ideal for that kind of reasoning.
Since then, we also have the Center for Applied Rationality that focuses on neither probability nor logic. It had a lot influence on the current discourse that happens here. On aspect of it as I see it is that understanding other people’s mental models and sharing your own mental models with other people is an important part of reasoning. Part of understanding models is finding cruxes.