faul_sname comments on LessWrong IQ Survey - Less Wrong

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Comment author: faul_sname 03 December 2012 10:24:15PM 0 points [-]

A = "Defending an untenable position"

B = "Gives a cheap and thoughtless dismissal"

p(A|B) ~= P(B|A). In fact, I'm not sure that P(B|A) > P(B|~A).