Okay, as far as I can see the first 1/3 of this post is you describing very abstractly and poorly what NLP is.
Fun fact: This is actually based on a description by NLP-practicioners (some may argue, there is even a reference to that).
But I don't think you give any concrete examples of ways that NLP is such a scam that you say it is. All you do is point to references of what you call "solid science" but you never even care to share the very "solid" arguments against NLP. You mostly just share that there is a conflict, period.
Wrong. There is no "conflict", but after more than 30 years of research still no solid evidence backing up the claims of NLP. This is why I referred to several meta-analyses, stating exactly this. That's the problem. In your profile you're stating you're a student of psychology. Good. I encourage you to ask your professors about NLP. I would argue, it's quite likely they will be as dismissive about NLP as my psychology profs were. In empirical psychology NLP is not considered a valid concept of either psychotherapy in special or useful to solve psychological issues in general. Maybe I'm a bit biased, since the psychology departement of my university had an intense focus on empirical research and statistics.
and someone like I that only know loosely what NLP is would have liked a debunking article to have more substance then this
There is a reason I provided every source I used. For additional details feel free, to educate yourself further. On this series I usually provide some kind of overview regarding the current state of research of a given topic. Not an in-depth analysis. If I choose to provide a highly detailed explanation of a certain topic, I do it in a series of its own.
These Tuesday-posts are aiming to be short, (hopefully) entertaining and to provide some new insights. Nothing more. At no point I would suggests, this is a highly detailed explanation of everything there is.
Don't get me wrong here: I appreciate critical comments like yours, it just seems you were focusing on something I never intended to do.
Best regards
Ego
RE: Debunk-Tuesday – Neuro-Linguistic Bullshit