Vaniver comments on Open Thread, October 16-31, 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 17 October 2012 05:42:23PM 0 points [-]

Well the thing is that people actually get this right in real life (e.g. with the rule 'to drink you must be over 18'). I need something that occurs in real life and people fail at it.

No, people are more likely to get it right in real life. Some fraction of your audience will get it wrong, even with ages and drinks.

Comment author: faul_sname 22 October 2012 06:17:45PM 1 point [-]

To a first approximation, people get it right in real life.