Zvi comments on Plant Seeds of Rationality - Less Wrong

33 Post author: lukeprog 10 March 2011 05:51PM

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Comment author: Zvi 15 March 2011 02:17:08PM 0 points [-]

Yes, but you have to know your target and the circumstances. Some statements are considered "fair game" for such analysis, because the person would care that their statement was irrational, and some aren't.

If you're not sure which of these cases holds, I have found asking a low stakes question to be the best way to find out.