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Douglas_Knight comments on Open Thread, May 5 - 11, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 08 May 2014 12:31:27AM 0 points [-]

There's nothing wrong with the individual quotes, just that they aren't representative of the article. Have you never heard of selective quotation?

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 08 May 2014 01:44:59AM 0 points [-]

Could you give us some better quotes?

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 08 May 2014 02:07:59AM -1 points [-]

If I had to choose representative quotes, I'd choose the headlines or first sentences. But what's the point? The only reason we are talking about this is the claim of distortion, not to summarize the science, let alone the science coverage.