Instead I may ask politely whether my argument is a valid one, and if not, where the flaw lies.
One should always have respect for one’s own ignorance and limitations, and yes, it’s highly unlikely you’ll come up with an objection in a minute that experts haven’t already considered, but I don’t know why groveling to your betters is required. Why do I have to preface every statement with “I could be wrong, but....”? Can’t we take that as assumed, and discuss the facts?
“You’re so much wiser and more experienced than I am, but ….” Why the ego stroking and status games?
If I think you’re wrong, I’ll let you know, and hopefully, vice versa. I’m fine with that from either end.
Why do I have to preface every statement with “I could be wrong, but....”? Can’t we take that as assumed, and discuss the facts?
Because an unfortunately high percentage of people don’t alieve that they could be wrong. Therefore pointing out that you are aware of that fact provides useful information.
A quick search or two hasn’t provided me with a definition of ‘alieve’, but if multiple people are using it it’s probably safe to assume that the word’s not a typo. How does it differ from ‘believe’, which is what I expected to see in that part of the sentence?
One should always have respect for one’s own ignorance and limitations, and yes, it’s highly unlikely you’ll come up with an objection in a minute that experts haven’t already considered, but I don’t know why groveling to your betters is required. Why do I have to preface every statement with “I could be wrong, but....”? Can’t we take that as assumed, and discuss the facts?
“You’re so much wiser and more experienced than I am, but ….” Why the ego stroking and status games?
If I think you’re wrong, I’ll let you know, and hopefully, vice versa. I’m fine with that from either end.
Because an unfortunately high percentage of people don’t alieve that they could be wrong. Therefore pointing out that you are aware of that fact provides useful information.
It also makes you more likely to alieve that you could be wrong. I.e. the words place you in the right mindset.
A quick search or two hasn’t provided me with a definition of ‘alieve’, but if multiple people are using it it’s probably safe to assume that the word’s not a typo. How does it differ from ‘believe’, which is what I expected to see in that part of the sentence?
This Wikipedia article) is the top google hit for alief and for “alieve vs believe”, once you tell it to not helpfully replace your search terms.
That is a useful word. Thanks for the heads up!