[kristianc]

This seems to be the standard response to anything that seeks to debunk nudge. Any time you say ‘This example of a nudge doesn’t work / isn’t replicable / isn’t actually socially helpful’ someone will say ‘Ah but that’s not really nudge tactics.’

[mcswell]

No true Scotsman.

[harry8]

Also the other way will come up in these kinds of "arguments" without doubt.

"How can these horrible critics say nudges don't work? Have they never been nudged with a loaded revolver? Can they not imagine that working?"

Leaving those of us who don't follow the controversy closely in the field and are interested in what has actually been found out and understood about the world with some degree of confidence across many fields of study, leaves us scratching our heads unable to see through the viewing window for all the mud getting flung.