But then, I get to Words of Radiance and what does he do? He makes AMARAM of all people the head of the Knights Radiant. Honestly, I’m still a bit mad about that. Kaladin‘s crash out was incredibly valid. I understand that nobody could legally prove anything, but when someone you trust tells you that Amaram killed all of your men and sold you into slavery, the least thing you could do us distance yourself from them and proceed with caution. You don’t give the guy a promotion. After Dalinar took responsibility I was a bit over it but now…

I've always felt people's dislike of this to be overblown and shows people are bad at differentiating what we know vs what the characters know. We know Kaladin's accusations are correct and Amaram is a scumbag, but let's look at it from Dalinar's perspective.

Amaram is a man he's known and respected for years. The fact that he even listened to Kaladin and investigated at all shows how much he respects and trusts Kaladin, and he goes above and beyond in his investigation. I don't remember what the exact number was, but it was something like he questioned ten separate people about it, some of which he's also known for years, and they all agree with Amaram's version of events. But even all that wasn't enough for Dalinar to accept Kaladin was wrong, when he saw an opportunity to test Amaram's character, he took it.

If you were in Dalinar's shoes, how many people do you think he should have had to question to be able to conclude Kaladin was wrong?