"Basics of Rationalist Discourse" by Duncan Sabien
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The Conceptual Handle of Gaslighting in Quotes
A conceptual handle makes sense to person A so they use it, and person B both loses track of nuance and also injects additional preconceptions based on their understanding. Done intentionally, we call this weaponized equivocation or modern Bailey. That is, I can make the term gaslighting stick in a technically justified sense, and then abuse the connotation to make everybody think that you are doing all of the bad things involved in gaslighting on purpose. The general prescription is to use categories and conceptual handles as a starting point, and then carefully check one's understanding.
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