Generally accepted references in the LW community are as good as answering what is controversial?
If a topic is declared non-controversial, it’s much better to substantiate with a reference that is supposed to convince of the conclusion than to just state the conclusion itself. The latter is more likely to encourage information cascades.
(I commented on your phrasing of the question, in its capacity to frame the expected discussion, not requested references from you; I failed to parse the last two paragraphs of your comment.)
If a topic is declared non-controversial, it’s much better to substantiate with a reference that is supposed to convince of the conclusion than to just state the conclusion itself. The latter is more likely to encourage information cascades.
(I commented on your phrasing of the question, in its capacity to frame the expected discussion, not requested references from you; I failed to parse the last two paragraphs of your comment.)