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Between people who share a lot of information, a certain phrase X is created to point to a concept that cannot be expressed in one word
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The phrase X is used repeatedly because it is useful among them - A real-world example of Putting handles on concepts.
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This handle is beneficial in that it facilitates manipulation of the “concept” to which it is connected.
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So the wording of the handle itself is often “obvious” or “seems wrong”. - People have personalities. - In the long run, we’re all dead. - The goodness of means is influenced by the current situation and objectives - Problems that are not easy are complex - Properly subjective - People don’t think alone.
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When given a list of quotes, it is only of superficial value to be impressed only by the words of the quotes.
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