nazgulnarsil comments on First, they must be convinced to play the game - Less Wrong

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Comment author: nazgulnarsil 10 October 2011 01:30:32AM 2 points [-]

When trying to convince someone of something that is weird we use smaller inference jumps in order to make our argument more watertight. This is perceived as condescension. You aren't going to convince anyone of something weird in a single conversation anyway. Use normal inference jumps and if the topic comes up multiple times you'll eventually have the opportunity to plug any gaps. Also keep in mind that normal people don't require near as high a standard of proof in the first place.