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DanArmak comments on Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Argument - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: DanArmak 20 February 2013 07:50:47PM *  0 points [-]

most contestants would have respected the spirit of the test too much to try the somewhat different exercise of making up a completely fake personality with a fake life history

Isn't the spirit of the test to be as convincing as possible? Imagining and imitating a fake persona in detail is exactly what the test asks for.

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