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radu_floricica on Aug 28, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Worst Argument In The World

I think it's on purpose. LessWrong does not aim to be an academic discussion forum, but a practical real life provider of thinking tools. Using real-life, emotionally charged examples is probably part of the training.

nyan_sandwich on Aug 28, 2012 [–]

Actually it's kindof taboo on LW, hence the apology.

Thinking straight about politics is hard, so it's not a good practice case.

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