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Comment author: Vladimir_M 10 May 2011 08:31:35PM 16 points [-]

In most cases, "I know I'm biased, but..." is used as a way of feigning humility and deflecting criticism by preemptively responding to accusations of bias.

It can be a useful signal that you're open to counterarguments and won't get all prissy and offended if someone contradicts you.

Comment author: [deleted] 10 May 2011 09:39:17PM 2 points [-]

Agreed--I've edited the post to add this caveat.

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