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Scott Adams calls what you're talking about “a half-pinion”, ie. when someone only looks at one side of an argument to form their opinion.


I'm not sure what side of the argument I'm ignoring, do you mind clarifying? I feel as though my argument is precisely predicated on adding additional considerations into the mix, rather than ignoring some component of the original point.


I was actually agreeing with you. I was trying to say the other poster had a “half-pinion”. Sorry if I wasn't clear.


Ah, I see. Ya, I often reach for metaphors like this:

https://storage.needpix.com/rsynced_images/perspective-37858...

Basically, staring at one of the shadows on the wall and declaring confidently that you know what the shape of the solid is that produced it.




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