John_Maxwell_IV comments on The problem with too many rational memes - Less Wrong

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 21 January 2012 08:55:26AM *  0 points [-]

It works for me with the right voice and body language. I don't say it like I'm an opponent who disagrees, I say it like an analyst who is fairly uncertain, thinks the issue is complex and is still weighing possibilities. It probably wouldn't work especially well with someone who is a real ideologue.