Morendil comments on Empirical claims, preference claims, and attitude claims - Less Wrong Discussion
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...backed by what evidence?
A related topic would be the use of keeping things "close to you" in conflict resolution, which is well-worn standard practice. But that's a bit different from only using external empirical claims.
Seems to work for me, but I don't know of any high-quality evidence on the claim.