TheAncientGeek comments on Selling Nonapples - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheAncientGeek 31 March 2015 07:18:52PM *  0 points [-]

Was I trying to prove the point that business leaders are definitely psychopaths, or the point that there is a lot of research on the topic?

Have you noticed him handwavey the opposing arguments are?

Comment author: RichardKennaway 31 March 2015 09:36:10PM *  2 points [-]

Was I trying to prove the point that business leaders are definitely psychopaths, or the point that there is a lot of research on the topic?

You just dumped a popular-level article from a psychology magazine with a wall of references. Whatever you were trying to do, it fails to do either of those.

Have you noticed him handwavey the opposing arguments are?

Taking that as "how", not "him", I haven't seen opposing arguments, just a pointing out that the argument for is not well sustained by the sources.

ETA: This is indeed handwaving.