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42gauge t1_j7e9mb2 wrote

> If I train you that every number plus another number is a number, but 2+2 is special and equals chair, you could determine I'm lying because it's not consistent with all the data as a whole.

If I train you that every animal isn't conscious, but humans are special and conscious, you could "determine" I'm lying because it's not consistent with all the data as a whole.

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42gauge t1_izye18i wrote

> Best papers shouldn't be awarded for performance, that would be bad science. Best papers are awarded for innovation and quality

But exceptionally good performance, whether real or fake, is usually used as a predictor for innovation and quality. If the authors hadn't made this mistake, this paper would have obviously been of higher quality - and yet, do you really think it would have stood out even more without that error?

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