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Morendil comments on Fallacies of reification - the placebo effect - Less Wrong Discussion

20 Post author: Morendil 13 September 2012 07:03AM

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Comment author: Morendil 13 September 2012 02:10:18PM *  3 points [-]

Post edited as a result of the above. Thanks!

ETA: further edit as per the reply below.

Comment author: wedrifid 13 September 2012 03:01:18PM *  3 points [-]

Post edited as a result of the above. Thanks!

I now love this post and reversed my vote! :)

TL;DR: I align with the minority position that "there is a lot less to the so-called placebo effect than you think there is (and the name is horribly misleading)", a strong opinion weakly held.

(Perhaps consider saying "most people" instead of "you". People are easier to persuade when they are implied to already belong in the 'right' group rather than implied to be in the 'wrong majority'. It's also a little pessimistic in as much as your central position can only be true so long as your reader doesn't believe you!)

Comment author: [deleted] 14 September 2012 11:33:10AM 2 points [-]

Perhaps consider saying "most people" instead of "you"

Or even "than you may think" instead "than you think".

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