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		mattmanser 46 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Get Shit Done: A meta-prompting, context engineeri... I've seen a few comments recently that start with: This is specious reasoning It's an insulting phrase and from now on I'm immediately down voting it when I see it.

nelox 46 days ago | [–]

On the face of it is insulting, until you dig a little deeper

locknitpicker 46 days ago | [–]

> It's an insulting phrase ( ...)

I'm sorry you feel like that. How would you phrase an observation where you find the rationale for an assertion to not be substantiated and supported beyond surface level?

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