It is pragmatic to be dogmatic in a context where there is a a temptation to cut corners which will result in non-obvious, severe negative consequences.

Ahh, but is it not dogmatic to assert a statement is always true for one class of situation? Accepting imperfection, are we not pragmatists? 道可道非常道 (The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao) 名可名非常名 (The name that can be named is not the eternal name.)