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OrphanWilde comments on Framing a problem in a foreign language seems to reduce decision biases - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: OrphanWilde 26 June 2012 12:58:09PM 0 points [-]

Thank you! I tend to remember ideas better than their names. (And linguistic relativity is a horrible name for that idea, IMHO.)

A quick glance around the internet suggests that Sapir and Whorf's versions of the theory - that language affects thought, but doesn't strictly determine it - enjoys moderate empirical support and continuing professional support. The stronger variants, broadly linguistic determinism, seem to be largely discredited.