[kelseyfrog]

Thanks for clarifying this. It made me reflect on the relationship between assuming positive intent, negative intent and blank slate as directly corresponding to strong positive and negative priors vs weak priors or even uninformative priors.

Even updating these priors with new data to form posteriors falls perfectly into place. Thank you.

[rnd0]

It's been good to have the chance to articulate my annoyance and examine it closer and think of what alternatives I'd propose. I'm glad to have something more to go into future discussions with than inarticulate gripes. All in all a net win IMO!