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		alexandros on Oct 30, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Experts often end up where they started as beginne... How do three anecdotes strung together justify the 'often' in the title?

sixtofour on Oct 30, 2011 | [–]

There's an assumption that those anecdotes would trigger memory of your own experience, and that you'd come to a similar conclusion (or assumption) as the author.

I think.

steve-howard on Oct 30, 2011 | [–]

Because there's a difference between trying to prove a proposition and trying to provoke thought.

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