I'm not saying they are insignificant. I'm saying: I DON'T KNOW.

  Given that I don't know, I'd like to move to something that I
  *can* wrap my mind around.

  And... by the way, "You can't get to the big picture without
  considering the small picture", isn't a universal.

  Shall I find a fallacy that suits the occasion? I'm sure I can.
  There's one for EVERY occasion, like a Hallmark card.

  There's bias here. Without understanding the bias, there's not
  much point *for me* in going through the details *yet*.

  Once I comprehend the bias, THEN I'll happily go back and
  discuss details, if the bias does not invalidate the need for
  the details.

  I go from big picture --> details.
  You go from details --> big picture.

  Neither way is wrong, in my opinion. I'm being pragmatic, so
  that we are not stuck in an endless loop.

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