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Comment author: JoshuaZ 10 May 2011 08:41:23PM *  15 points [-]

I'll sometimes use this phrase. When I use the phrase I generally use to mean "I'm biased in this issue. I've attempted to adjust my confidence in the direction against where my biases would lead, but I can't evaluate how successful I've been." This is a useful phrase when one is dealing with complicated issues where one might have a bias.