Perhaps we can use a model in which an argument’s strength is a linear combination of its max, sum, and mean:
Strength = A x Max + B x Sum + C x Mean
So then the question becomes how to assign the weights.
In theory you could obtain an empirical result by assigning values to the strength, max, sum and mean for various beliefs you hold and their competing beliefs you do not hold, then finding the global coefficient values that best account for the numbers you put in. You could also try this with nonlinear models. If you could get people you consider worthy of emulation to take this study, perhaps you would find that there’s a model and set of parameters that best explains their collective approach to decision-making, which you could then adopt for yourself.
Perhaps we can use a model in which an argument’s strength is a linear combination of its max, sum, and mean:
Strength = A x Max + B x Sum + C x Mean
So then the question becomes how to assign the weights.
In theory you could obtain an empirical result by assigning values to the strength, max, sum and mean for various beliefs you hold and their competing beliefs you do not hold, then finding the global coefficient values that best account for the numbers you put in. You could also try this with nonlinear models. If you could get people you consider worthy of emulation to take this study, perhaps you would find that there’s a model and set of parameters that best explains their collective approach to decision-making, which you could then adopt for yourself.