FiftyTwo comments on Rationalist Judo, or Using the Availability Heuristic to Win - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 16 July 2011 06:02:59PM *  2 points [-]

I cannot find alieve in any of the dictionaries I have checked. Is it a Lesswrongism? If so, I strongly recommend dropping it, as suggested by Jordan below, as English-speakers parse it as meaning the opposite of how you appear to be using it, and there is no reference for them to turn to.

EDIT: Ah, now it links to alief, which is better. I'm still leery of the word, though, since googling it produces nothing, wikitionary produces nothing, wikipedia links to a town in Texas, and it sounds like its opposite.

Comment author: FiftyTwo 19 July 2011 01:09:26AM 0 points [-]

It might be more readable if aleive was replaced with something like 'subconsciously believe' or 'have emotional reaction that...'