Xachariah comments on Exploiting the Typical Mind Fallacy for more accurate questioning? - Less Wrong Discussion
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Um... yes? The typical mind fallacy refers to thinking people act similar to me, and I just mentioned I haven't used that particular type of signaling nor noticed the signaling until jimmy pointed it out. In fact, I can't even imagine why someone would use that form of signaling.
The second part of your statement seems to belie a misunderstanding of signalling. Honest folks signal. If you don't steal, you also need to successfully signal that you don't steal, otherwise nobody will know you don't steal. Signaling isn't just a special word for lie.
Commit the typical mind fallacy? I can't imagine how anyone would do that...