My point was that we’re talking about getting the best answer assuming the professors also know the best answer. I feel like it’s nitpicking to go around diving deep in arguing about the assumptions. The point of the article still stands.
For what it’s worth, I, @tomcatfish, was agreeing with you, @ship_shlap, in general, while also stating that I agree with @Dagon.
I don’t think even Dagon was disagreeing outright with you, more noticing that if they expand your metaphor one more step it stops working for them. It’s pretty important when using a metaphor to note when it breaks down, and I actually like your point a bit more with their clarification because I can understand the full shape of your point a bit easier when I know what assumptions I’m meant to use.
My point was that we’re talking about getting the best answer assuming the professors also know the best answer. I feel like it’s nitpicking to go around diving deep in arguing about the assumptions. The point of the article still stands.
For what it’s worth, I, @tomcatfish, was agreeing with you, @ship_shlap, in general, while also stating that I agree with @Dagon.
I don’t think even Dagon was disagreeing outright with you, more noticing that if they expand your metaphor one more step it stops working for them. It’s pretty important when using a metaphor to note when it breaks down, and I actually like your point a bit more with their clarification because I can understand the full shape of your point a bit easier when I know what assumptions I’m meant to use.
The point of the article still stands for me too!