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Glen comments on Rationality Quotes Thread March 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

5 Post author: elharo 05 March 2016 06:44PM

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Comment author: Lumifer 16 March 2016 03:38:49PM -2 points [-]

That is his mistake, generalizing from a single example with no additional evidence provided

It's a quote. Most quotes generalize and don't provide or discuss evidence.

Comment author: Glen 16 March 2016 04:09:04PM 4 points [-]

By he I meant Vox. I read the linked post, and it makes all these mistakes. I wouldn't expect a quote to include a full argument or evidence base, but the source ideally should.