re:1: I do think it's essential to *default* to the assumption that one's interlocutors are operating in good faith. If I didn't have that default assumption, why shouldn't I just delete your comment, and those of anyone else who disagrees with me? This dogmatic alternative would seem to make reasoned argument impossible.
re:1: I do think it's essential to *default* to the assumption that one's interlocutors are operating in good faith. If I didn't have that default assumption, why shouldn't I just delete your comment, and those of anyone else who disagrees with me? This dogmatic alternative would seem to make reasoned argument impossible.
Of course, default assumptions may be revised in the face of evidence. I certainly don't think that DeSantis & co. are operating in good faith. But no part of my argument relies on claiming otherwise.
re: 2: You haven't engaged at all with my argument that you're "making DeSantis’ case for him—why shouldn’t a political arena be under political control?"
tbh, I'm really only interested in intellectually engaging with other truth-seekers. When I read remarks in the "everything is just politics" style, I wonder why I should waste my time even reading it. By their own admission, they're only interested in manipulating me into sharing their political views. Why would I voluntarily expose myself to such propaganda? It's an incredibly self-defeating stance (and rhetorical style) to adopt.
re:1: I do think it's essential to *default* to the assumption that one's interlocutors are operating in good faith. If I didn't have that default assumption, why shouldn't I just delete your comment, and those of anyone else who disagrees with me? This dogmatic alternative would seem to make reasoned argument impossible.
Of course, default assumptions may be revised in the face of evidence. I certainly don't think that DeSantis & co. are operating in good faith. But no part of my argument relies on claiming otherwise.
re: 2: You haven't engaged at all with my argument that you're "making DeSantis’ case for him—why shouldn’t a political arena be under political control?"
tbh, I'm really only interested in intellectually engaging with other truth-seekers. When I read remarks in the "everything is just politics" style, I wonder why I should waste my time even reading it. By their own admission, they're only interested in manipulating me into sharing their political views. Why would I voluntarily expose myself to such propaganda? It's an incredibly self-defeating stance (and rhetorical style) to adopt.