Often what needs reviewing is less like “author made an unsubstantiated claim or logical error” and more like “is the entire worldview that generated the post, and the connections the post made to the rest of the world, reasonable?
I agree with this, but given that these posts were popular because lots of people thought they were true and important, deeming the entire worldview of the author flawed would also imply the worldview of the community was flawed as well. It’s certainly possible that the community’s entire worldview is flawed, but even if you believe that to be true, it would be very difficult to explain in a way that people would find believable.
I agree with this, but given that these posts were popular because lots of people thought they were true and important, deeming the entire worldview of the author flawed would also imply the worldview of the community was flawed as well. It’s certainly possible that the community’s entire worldview is flawed, but even if you believe that to be true, it would be very difficult to explain in a way that people would find believable.
[edit: I re-read your comment and mostly retract mine, but am thinking about a new version of it]