Anybody who actually cares enough about something to go through the trouble of writing it up … is going to be emotionally invested in their work and writings. So my best advice is to assume from the beginning that it is overstated, and consider a weaker version, or a charitable interpretation, of their claims.
As someone who cares a lot about accuracy, I feel that you are overstating this point. (“Most people” in place of “Anybody” seems more plausible.)
I read that as “take as a starting point, the assumption that the idea is overstated”—it’s simply a base assumption, if you lack any further information. If you know you’re dealing with someone who highly values accuracy, then you can rely on that information. But it’s not a good default assumption to assume people value accuracy highly (except possibly in certain highly-specialized sub-cultures)
As someone who cares a lot about accuracy, I feel that you are overstating this point. (“Most people” in place of “Anybody” seems more plausible.)
I read that as “take as a starting point, the assumption that the idea is overstated”—it’s simply a base assumption, if you lack any further information. If you know you’re dealing with someone who highly values accuracy, then you can rely on that information. But it’s not a good default assumption to assume people value accuracy highly (except possibly in certain highly-specialized sub-cultures)