TheOtherDave comments on Bayesians vs. Barbarians - Less Wrong

51 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 14 April 2009 11:45PM

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 22 November 2010 02:55:35PM 2 points [-]

Any suggestions for the person?

Discuss a hypothetical situation with your friend that happens to match up in all particulars with the real-world situation, which you do not discuss.

It isn't actually important here that your friend be fooled, the goal is to give your friend plausible deniability to protect her from litigation.