Kyre comments on Rationality Quotes November 2012 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: FiftyTwo 07 November 2012 11:04:03PM 6 points [-]

fallacious arguments are evidence of bias

Or laziness, or lack of time, or honest error. Multiple causes can have the same effect, and hanlons razor comes into play/

Comment author: BlazeOrangeDeer 10 November 2012 10:23:35AM 0 points [-]

"Bias" can include those flaws, especially how the word is used on this site

Comment author: Omegaile 12 November 2012 09:27:15PM 4 points [-]

"Bias" has a strict definition. Not all errors are biases. One can clearly be wrong and rational, for example, by not gathering enough information (laziness, or lack of time...).