Two heuristics I use. They have served me well in my life:

1) The first one to fly off the handle loses

Perhaps now better known as the Kavanaugh. Come, come, this does not befit you, jd

2) Deliberate obfuscation does not aid credibility

I'm sure jd is well-indoctrinated in the esoteric arcane mysteries of the deep shadow state and all that, but I have always preferred things that are comprehensible. I apologize that my brain is insufficiently glowy