knb comments on Open Thread: February 2010, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: knb 20 February 2010 09:33:23AM 0 points [-]

I love this kind of thing.

Shall we name this phenomenon the "Emperor's New Clothes Effect"?

Comment author: ata 20 February 2010 09:41:24AM *  0 points [-]

That could be a general name for the phenomenon. As it relates to wine tasting (and maybe we could stretch it a bit), I'd propose "the Nuances of Toast Effect", for a particularly memorable phrase in this Dave Barry column.