Interesting thread by G S Bhogal. Especially the one regarding the Petrie Multiplier. Thoughts?

LeftNatTay · 2020-03-02T18:12:10+00:00

He lost me at Concept Creep

spudmix · 2020-03-02T21:56:40+00:00

I like a lot of these, and I think maintaining a fair and balanced view of the world requires us to also maintain a critical view of our own beliefs. One way to do so is to ensure that we are aware of and attempt to detect when we fall prey to such biases.

It's also critical not to get too caught up in lists and definitions of biases, though - and perhaps even more important than that not to try and apply them to someone's argument just because you disagree with them. I believe we should apply a critical eye to all arguments, weighting our critical inspection on how important the conclusions of the argument is. It is very easy in my experience to fall into the trap of hyper-critical analysis of those we disagree with while giving those who agree with us broad leeway (an effect called out in this list, in fact).

The two points I disagree with the most are the concept creep definition (real thing, bad example) and the argument against censoring hateful speech on social media - I don't exactly condone censorship but it is not unilaterally ineffective. Deplatforming works.

fcsquad · 2020-03-02T22:26:05+00:00

I don't understand exactly what he means when uses "underestimated" here:

The Petrie Multiplier: In fields in which men outnumber women, such as in STEM, women receive an underestimated amount of harassment due to the fact that there are more potential givers than receivers of harassment.

It would have made more sense to me if he had used the word "overestimated" to point out that women in the field might conclude from their experiences that the field is rife with misogyny, when in fact only a small percentage of men are actually doing the harassing.

rellik13xx · 2020-05-06T01:10:48+00:00

Cool.

Title	Interesting thread by G S Bhogal. Especially the one regarding the Petrie Multiplier. Thoughts?
Author	Strikester101
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Date	March 2, 2020 5:39 PM UTC (6 years ago)
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