The concept of inferential distance is good. You wouldn’t want to introduce it in the context of explaining something complicated—you’d just sound self-serving—but it’d be a good thing to crack out when people complain about how they just can’t understand how anyone could believe $CLAIM.
Edit: It’s also a useful concept when you are thinking about teaching.
The concept of inferential distance is good. You wouldn’t want to introduce it in the context of explaining something complicated—you’d just sound self-serving—but it’d be a good thing to crack out when people complain about how they just can’t understand how anyone could believe $CLAIM.
Edit: It’s also a useful concept when you are thinking about teaching.