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		pygy_ on Nov 1, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Way to Detect Bias You're beating a straw man. He said in some circumstances.

rewqfdsa on Nov 1, 2015 [–]

Yet he didn't list any or describe any criteria for evaluating them. The "in some circumstances" bit was just a way to weasel out of potential objections.

pygy_ on Nov 1, 2015 | [–]

I thought the example was pretty obvious.

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