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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 15 June 2011 12:17:49AM *  4 points [-]

I invite you to find a general principle cleanly dividing the following examples into manipulation and influence

Precise conceptual analysis being impossible doesn't make all words have the same or trivially related meaning (clearly). What is the purpose on this exercise?

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