Vladimir_Nesov comments on Unpacking the Concept of "Blackmail" - Less Wrong

25 Post author: Vladimir_Nesov 10 December 2010 12:53AM

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 10 December 2010 06:03:54PM 0 points [-]

What hypothesis?

My comment was entirely local, targeting a popular argument that demands perfect knowledge where any knowledge would suffice, similarly to the rhetoric device of demanding absolute certainty where you were already presented with plenty of evidence.

Comment author: Will_Sawin 10 December 2010 06:24:54PM 0 points [-]

It's evidence that you have seen the comment that he's replying to, in which I lay out my hypothesis for the answer to your original question. (You've provided an answer which seems incomplete.)