Philosophy and Realism is the same deal, you cant think of reality without delving in philosophy, hence why Philosophers were realists.
A realist in this thread would value the "weight" of the pettition by the amount, quality and pros,cons, after he will use philosophy or his own view of reality to know if its a YES or a NO or a MAYBE.
Also been 100% real like me has an advantage, I know essense of things of reality which people don't so my comments have more "weight" than the other person.