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Comment author: timtyler 10 May 2011 08:51:10PM *  10 points [-]

Therefore, "I know I'm biased, but" is a cached thought that we would be better off without.

I seem to more frequently hear: "I know I have a vested interest, but..."

...which is a pretty reasonable thing to say.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 10 May 2011 11:06:38PM 2 points [-]

That's pretty much what I mean when I say it. Maybe I should switch to that.

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