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VAuroch comments on Article on confirmation bias for the Smith Alumnae Quarterly - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: VAuroch 10 August 2014 12:51:58AM 0 points [-]

For those two, sure. What 'pro-life' means to people who consider themselves pro-life, and what people who consider themselves pro-choice model it meaning, are not the same. Similarly, gun control people largely have a very different relationship with and understanding of guns, and so don't have an accurate conception of what gun rights people see themselves as protecting. In both cases, the reverse is also true.