JoshuaZ comments on Many Weak Arguments vs. One Relatively Strong Argument - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 05 June 2013 06:25:21PM 1 point [-]

Sorry, bad phrasing on my part. Tetlock's work shows that experts are better outsider their own field compared to their own field, not necessarily compared to other people.

Comment author: [deleted] 05 June 2013 06:47:29PM 1 point [-]

I suspect your phrasing is still bad, because I don't recall anything of the sort in the book.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 05 June 2013 07:33:38PM 1 point [-]

I'm pretty sure that's what I meant to say. Unfortunately, I don't have my copy of the book off-hand. I'll have to get back to you.