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A pedantic criticism of the title: ‘Heuristics that almost always work’ is a truism, or a tautology. If a heuristic worked 100% of the time, it would no longer
by joosters 5y ago
A pedantic criticism of the title: ‘Heuristics that almost always work’ is a truism, or a tautology. If a heuristic worked 100% of the time, it would no longer be a heuristic, it would be a rule!
- pessimizer 5y agoBut if a heuristic worked 75% of the time, it wouldn't almost always work.
- joosters 5y agoI wonder what the minimum % a heuristic could be said to have? When does a heuristic become just an educated guess?