wedrifid comments on Conversation Halters - Less Wrong

38 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 20 February 2010 03:00PM

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Comment author: wedrifid 21 February 2010 01:05:42PM 0 points [-]

It seems to be designed, or at least hope to halt further conversation on a particular premise. I suppose if you use it on your actual conclusion then you are trying to halt further conversation. Essentially 'that is wrong and easily verifiable, learn better'. That may be appropriate it in some of the cases (as with conversation halters in general).