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paper-machine comments on Change Contexts to Improve Arguments - Less Wrong Discussion

31 Post author: palladias 08 July 2014 03:51PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 08 July 2014 07:01:38PM 3 points [-]

Of course, when people falsely hold Crocker's Rules, the results can be yet worse.

Comment author: Kawoomba 08 July 2014 07:02:32PM 2 points [-]

Yes. Stupid humans.

Comment author: ThisSpaceAvailable 09 July 2014 12:39:26AM 1 point [-]

What does "falsely" mean, when applied to "Crocker's Rules"? I'm having trouble parsing that phrase.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 09 July 2014 01:01:00AM *  4 points [-]

It could mean that one would still get meaningfully offended (i.e. beyond unendorsed emotional response), even after promising not to.