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David_Bolin comments on List of Fully General Counterarguments - Less Wrong Discussion

9 Post author: Gunnar_Zarncke 18 July 2015 09:49PM

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Comment author: David_Bolin 19 July 2015 07:28:27PM 1 point [-]

That isn't really fully general because not everything is evidence in favor of your conclusion. Some things are evidence against it.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 19 July 2015 09:22:17PM 0 points [-]

It is fully general at least in the sense that it admits a weak response which at the same time simulates compromise and weaking the other position.