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linkhyrule5 comments on Another way our brains betray us - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: linkhyrule5 19 September 2013 11:39:13PM 1 point [-]

That seems odd. What's the difference between being handed a a list of numbers that support gun control being useless and being handed a list of numbers that you misinterpret as supporting gun control being useless?

I would have expected numeracy to be completely independent of the answer....