If you feel that you need to be oblique, a good way to do it would be to indicate what type of evidence makes you think you know what you think you know without saying what it is that you think you know.
example 1:
Suppose that from personal experience, I am keenly aware of a form of long term mental damage that could occurs with this practice.
I should communicate it, right?
example 2:
Suppose that from reading an article while browsing JSTOR, I am keenly aware of a form of long term mental damage that could occurs with this practice.
I should communicate it, right?
Suppose I am keenly aware of a form of long term mental damage that could occurs with this practice.
I should communicate it, right?
What if my doing so makes it worse, and that I am also well aware of that?
Will your doing so make it worse if and only if people continue the practice?
Yes. The trouble is that my warning won’t be heard, and so is very unlikely to cause that condition to be unmet.
If you feel that you need to be oblique, a good way to do it would be to indicate what type of evidence makes you think you know what you think you know without saying what it is that you think you know.
example 1: Suppose that from personal experience, I am keenly aware of a form of long term mental damage that could occurs with this practice. I should communicate it, right?
example 2: Suppose that from reading an article while browsing JSTOR, I am keenly aware of a form of long term mental damage that could occurs with this practice. I should communicate it, right?
Truth be told, my obscure warning is all it takes to offset the danger.