SoullessAutomaton comments on An observation on cryocrastination - Less Wrong

9 Post author: AndrewH 22 July 2009 08:41PM

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Comment author: SoullessAutomaton 23 July 2009 01:17:52AM *  8 points [-]

There is a large, but subtle, difference between these scenarios:

  • Abandon rational argument and use manipulative tactics
  • Rework and rephrase the rational argument so as to avoid triggering some reflexive bias

I'm certainly not advocating the former and didn't mean to sound like I was.