What does being open to debate mean for a public intellectual? At lease one of these:
Note: This essay is addressed to public intellectuals using "you". If you're not a public intellectual, this kind of openness to debate may not be for you. In that case, this essay can help you understand how rationality works, evaluate public intellectuals, and see if this sort of openness to debate is something you'd be interested in doing in the future.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://criticalfallibilism.com/what-is-being-open-to-debate-for-a-public-intellectual/