Comment by datsci_est_2015

Everything about your argument hinges on your core take that "making decisions based on race" is fundamentally wrong, no matter the decision. Since I disagree with you on that, mostly on the basis that the world didn't pop into existence yesterday and I believe that we have a moral and ethical duty to make the best of the shit situation that we and our ancestors have created, there's really no purpose about arguing about stupid specifics on a point-by-point basis.

Especially since your arguments often contradict themselves and you transparently use specific details not because they are strong but because they are rhetorically useful (e.g. referring to "elite" institutions in the case of certain races being less likely to be admitted, but then referring to all institutions when speaking about whether merit-based admissions improve outcomes for lower income students). This is a form of gish-galloping.