SquirrelInHell comments on Towards cause priotisation estimates for child abuse - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SquirrelInHell 24 June 2016 01:30:46AM 0 points [-]

How sure are you that the answer is no?

I didn't mean to suggest this question has a valid answer, but rather to point out that the phrasing is ambiguous.

C.f. Cosma Shalizi here

The quote I gave above from the book says:

If you have an identical twin who divorces, your chances of divorce increase sixfold, whereas a divorced fraternal twin only increases your chances of divorce twofold.

So I think the criticism from the article you linked doesn't apply.