Elise Woodard Profile picture
Philosophy Postdoc @MIT epistemology / ethics / social philosophy
Dec 29, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
A cynical hot take: #BelieveWomen fails to diagnose the a central problem with testimony about sexual assault cases.

The problem is often not primarily about lack of belief, but about a lack of care. (1/5) 2 error theories:
(1) People often claim there's insufficient evidence for belief as a *cover*.

(2) There's often insufficient evidence for belief in *legal* settings. (Though, of course, that's not a good standard for everyday belief.) (2/5)