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Comment author: ciphergoth 15 February 2010 10:11:51AM 2 points [-]

One like the above is "I was only trying to make you think". Two others that would need separate discussion are "political correctness", and "I am not someone who is in thrall to the prevailing reality distortion field".

Comment author: Blueberry 15 February 2010 12:15:43PM 6 points [-]

Now I'm curious why you're against the phrase "political correctness", which I like. As Paul Graham put it,

You can attack labels with meta-labels: labels that refer to the use of labels to prevent discussion. The spread of the term "political correctness" meant the beginning of the end of political correctness, because it enabled one to attack the phenomenon as a whole without being accused of any of the specific heresies it sought to suppress.

Comment author: ciphergoth 15 February 2010 07:59:02PM 0 points [-]

That one might need a post of its own...

Comment author: Blueberry 15 February 2010 08:04:29PM 1 point [-]

If you ever feel like making it, I'd be interested. Short summary?

Comment author: RichardKennaway 15 February 2010 01:41:50PM 0 points [-]

Going up to the meta-level is often itself a way of preventing discussion.

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