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Applaud Info, Not Agreement

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Applaud Info, Not Agreement

Robin Hanson
Jun 24, 2007
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Applaud Info, Not Agreement

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Bryan Caplan makes the point:

Almost everyone takes this for granted, but it still freaks me out: Audiences in presidential debates applaud just because a candidate says something they agree with.  … Audiences are giving speakers powerful psychological incentives to conceal any information that challenges their beliefs. Why not just hold up big signs that say: "TELL US WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR"?

Yup. 

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