> I never said it was binary. I said trust can and is lost through lies. If you can’t acknowledge that, I’m not sure what else to say.
"Obviously one lie wipes out thousands of truths. Trust is gone. Listening stops."
I would call this binary. I don't really care what we call it, though. Especially if downplaying counts as lying, then this policy is completely infeasible. It means nobody will ever be listened to. Trust is wiped out in all circumstances.
It's a really stupid way of handling a biased source. And all sources are biased, so it's a really stupid way of handling sources.
If you want to say that one lie adds skepticism to a thousand truths, that would be a massive improvement, because A) it works well to be somewhat skeptical of all sources, and B) you can still learn from many sources you're skeptical of.
"Obviously one lie wipes out thousands of truths. Trust is gone. Listening stops."
I would call this binary. I don't really care what we call it, though. Especially if downplaying counts as lying, then this policy is completely infeasible. It means nobody will ever be listened to. Trust is wiped out in all circumstances.
It's a really stupid way of handling a biased source. And all sources are biased, so it's a really stupid way of handling sources.
If you want to say that one lie adds skepticism to a thousand truths, that would be a massive improvement, because A) it works well to be somewhat skeptical of all sources, and B) you can still learn from many sources you're skeptical of.