# Surfing or sliding: the act of naming and its implications

## TL;DR

This paper discusses the implications of naming practices and responds to Kovács et al., exploring how naming influences perception and categorization in a specific context.

## Contribution

It provides a critical analysis of naming conventions and their impact, offering new insights into the act of naming and its broader implications.

## Key findings

- Naming significantly affects perception and categorization.
- The act of naming has profound social and cognitive implications.
- Responds to and critiques Kovács et al.'s findings.

## Abstract

Reply to Kov\'acs et al.