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Comment author: FeepingCreature 24 April 2012 09:14:05PM *  0 points [-]

The small-scale version of this is the "coin test".

You have a choice with two outcomes. Flip a coin. If it comes up heads, pick the first outcome; tails, the second outcome.

And if you don't like your pick, just switch to the other one.

Often, it's not so much about the actual decision as it is about avoiding responsibility for error. The coin test forces you to choose.