AntonioAdan comments on The "Stick Test" - useful tool or just pointless amusement? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 23 June 2011 10:28:51PM 7 points [-]

Here's a test to determine whether it's useful: Does it ever get people to change their minds/concede the argument? If yes, it's good. If no, it's useless except for the fun it provides you.

Comment author: AntonioAdan 16 October 2014 11:51:39PM 0 points [-]

How likely is it to change someone's mind when they're wrong, and how likely when they were right?