"Any kind of argument I can't respond to is invalid."
To Scott's credit, this response will be "persuasive" to some.
#BasketOfGullibleshttps://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/status/910915588444135426 …
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You mean in the way in which you are changing the subject from what the analogy meant to convey to a discussion about analogies?
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An analogy meant something? In what universe?
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A good analogy used carefully can reveal the cognitive biases that cloud the thinking on 1 or both sides of argument. Research supports this
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Exactly. This post, by a much more well-thought-out Scott Alexander demonstrates how: http://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/13/proving-too-much/ …
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Like the two different movies analo.. oh.
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