[boltzmann-brain]

a tiny cohort's opinion does not change the truthfulness of a statement

[lapcat]

The point of an essay is not just to make true statements. It's also to convince readers of those statements. Thus, the way the arguments are presented by the writer, and the way that readers interpret the arguments, is crucial.

[boltzmann-brain]

The readers on this website are hopefully less lazy than that

[lapcat]

How is it laziness to not be able to magically read a writer's mind?

[boltzmann-brain]

critical reading does not require clairvoyance

[lapcat]

They are reading critically.