I’ll assume that you agree that it depends on the confidence you have in your interpretation. That if you’re 99% sure that they meant X, it’s worth it for you to address X. You seem to be arguing that our biases make it difficult to reach such high levels of confidence.
I think that biases can sometimes make it difficult, but not always. There are still many situations where it’s pretty easy to be confident in your interpretations. And in these situations, it makes sense to address what they probably meant. For example, in the story I referenced, I think it would have been quite easy to infer what my friend really meant if I thought to do so.
I’ll assume that you agree that it depends on the confidence you have in your interpretation. That if you’re 99% sure that they meant X, it’s worth it for you to address X. You seem to be arguing that our biases make it difficult to reach such high levels of confidence.
I think that biases can sometimes make it difficult, but not always. There are still many situations where it’s pretty easy to be confident in your interpretations. And in these situations, it makes sense to address what they probably meant. For example, in the story I referenced, I think it would have been quite easy to infer what my friend really meant if I thought to do so.