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Comment author: gwern 20 September 2011 09:40:41PM 3 points [-]

I tried writing an essay arguing that popular distaste for politicians is due largely to base rate neglect leading people to think they are worse than they are: http://www.gwern.net/Notes#politicians-are-not-unethical (I don't think it works, though.)

Comment author: Vaniver 23 September 2011 02:00:40AM 0 points [-]

Heart -> Hearst.

Also, the Edwards example you gives suggests that one story may not be sufficient (I don't know how many times the Enquirer reported on it before other media picked it up, but I know the rest did only months later).

Comment author: gwern 23 September 2011 02:36:50PM 1 point [-]

Thanks; I've incorporated both.

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 21 September 2011 07:00:59AM 0 points [-]

I can't find that content on that page.

Comment author: gwern 21 September 2011 01:35:30PM 1 point [-]

Caching. (This has been enough of a problem with linking to new content - people having the old page cached - that I've been thinking of turning it off, even with the speed/bandwidth hit.)

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 21 September 2011 07:34:35PM 0 points [-]

Thanks.

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