ascholl comments on Pretending to be Wise - LessWrong

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Comment author: ascholl 20 February 2009 12:49:19AM 3 points [-]

Regarding courtroom judges:

I suspect that the big reason why they don't lose their reputation for impartiality simply by passing judgment is because in their situation, passing judgment ends the argument. Authoritatively.