KIWIJARED comments on Pretending to be Wise - LessWrong

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Comment author: KIWIJARED 22 July 2009 01:12:15PM 0 points [-]

"Trying to signal wisdom by refusing to make guesses - refusing to sum up evidence - refusing to pass judgment."

I use this non-committal stalling defense when I have not concluded which response will gain the most / cost the least, or when the question is one I don't want to answer for fear it will diminish my status, or for which I have not yet devised a rationalisation.