Classic Tyler, trying to point out to people that the logical conclusions of their beliefs may include ideas that are associated with their ideological enemies. The first half of this diavlog is basically very incisive and interesting Singer-baiting.
I don’t see anything wrong that debating style in itself; it can be informative to interview someone by highlighting possible ideological blind spots.
However, Cowen pressing Singer on tax cuts for charitable donations did make me roll my eyes. Singer acknowledged a specific point about encouraging donations with a targeted tax cut, and Cowen reshaped Singer’s acknowledgement into a sound bite easily misinterpretable as Singer taking a position in the broader, mainstream political argument about cutting taxes on the rich. Then Cowen nudged Singer into approving that rephrasing! If I were Singer I’d have been less polite and explicitly ADBOCed.
Classic Tyler, trying to point out to people that the logical conclusions of their beliefs may include ideas that are associated with their ideological enemies. The first half of this diavlog is basically very incisive and interesting Singer-baiting.
I don’t see anything wrong that debating style in itself; it can be informative to interview someone by highlighting possible ideological blind spots.
However, Cowen pressing Singer on tax cuts for charitable donations did make me roll my eyes. Singer acknowledged a specific point about encouraging donations with a targeted tax cut, and Cowen reshaped Singer’s acknowledgement into a sound bite easily misinterpretable as Singer taking a position in the broader, mainstream political argument about cutting taxes on the rich. Then Cowen nudged Singer into approving that rephrasing! If I were Singer I’d have been less polite and explicitly ADBOCed.