
Heuristics and "rules of thumb" help when there is uncertainty and when there is risk associated with a decision, but before applying an heuristic you can and should remove as much uncertainty as possible. But at the very least, stop feeding people with the conclusion and actually state the principles behind your reasoning.

I am not telling you to do a 180 in your opinion, or to support any crypto project in particular. The lie becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Worse still, it's the type of lie that, if repeated often enough, damages all the reputation from honest people and destroys all chance of good work coming from the space. You might believe that is a white lie, but it's a lie nonetheless. You are just feeding them a conclusion, and you are spreading a lie. IOW, you are not encouraging them to "think" anything. You are encouraging people to "think" something that you personally know not to be true. I think people should be encouraged to think of all cryptocurrencies as scams.
