Not sure. Skinner was at Harvard and Chomsky was at MIT. But Skinner was much more established in his respective field at that time, which is why Skinner made the mistake of ignoring the review. Skinner didn't believe Chomsky, or linguists generally, understood Verbal Behavior, which further encouraged him to ignore the review. At the end of the day, you can't have a real debate between two views unless both views are properly understood. Useful reference: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/223959896_Skinner_a...
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> Not sure. […] But Skinner was much more established in his respective field at that time, which is why Skinner made the mistake of ignoring the review.
But that’s not the point.
Say you haven’t read X:
1. It is rational to say “I haven’t read X so I can’t comment on it”
2. It is less rational (or dishonest) to say “I haven’t read X but I agree with these other people who have read it and dislike it!”