BenAlbahari comments on Levels of communication - Less Wrong

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Comment author: BenAlbahari 24 March 2010 01:24:09PM 1 point [-]

For rationalists to succeed in spreading our ideas, we need to learn to recognize which level of conversation the discussion is operating on.

For rationalists to improve their skill at persuading others of their complex opinions, perhaps we should study the experts: politicians. I would find it surprising if the average politician was not disturbingly good at switching between the levels of communication outlined in this post.