The Haters Gonna Hate Fallacy
LessWrong, September 22, 2020
Abstract
Occasionally I see people doing what I think of as the “Haters Gonna Hate Fallacy”. …

LessWrong, September 22, 2020
Occasionally I see people doing what I think of as the “Haters Gonna Hate Fallacy”. …

The fallacy is in assuming that if you cannot avoid all misunderstandings, there is no point in avoiding any misunderstandings. Maybe 5% of your audience will dismiss the message no matter what, but 30% will dismiss the old phrasing while being receptive to the new phrasing.