Comment on The Bias You Didn't Expect

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:42:47 GMT

No, Hypothesis X and Hypothesis Y are now both less likely.

No, since the debate (in my abstract example) is over whether Hypothesis X is correct or Hypothesis Y is correct. In my abstract example, one and only one hypothesis is correct. So you can't have a situation where both are less likely.

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