An example of performative rigor: dressing up an argument with numbers to make it feel more objective.

· Bits and Bobs 5/5/25
  • An example of performative rigor: dressing up an argument with numbers to make it feel more objective.
    • "Numbers are objective, they don't lie."
    • "But the numbers you chose to include are subjective and your decision on what to include matters a lot more!"
    • The numbers you choose to use in your argument are fundamentally cherry picked.