Meetup : Less Wrong Montreal - Dissolving Disagreements

There's a question that you may sometimes ask yourselves when you are having an argument with someone: "Wait a minute...what are we ACTUALLY disagreeing about, exactly?" Sometimes, we get so lost in a web of ideas that we've lost track of which way points to reality. We'll be looking at some more 5-second-level mental skills, this time aimed at clarifying what you're discussing and clearing up confusion that can be caused by the way we use words. The human brain has a particular method of classifying things using words; although it does its job very well most of the time, sometimes this classification method just doesn't work. We'll try to recognize situations where words might be confusing us, and how we can fix this. The location worked out well last time, so we'll stick with it for this time. I'll confirm which pod once it's reserved. Here are the instructions as posted last time: Due to construction, you need to: -Enter the McLennan Library (the building on the northeast corner of McTavish and Sherbrooke, street view of the entrance: https://maps.google.com/?ll=45.503599,-73.576131&spn=0.001746,0.004128&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=45.503583,-73.576193&panoid=42_osk2KlEyXwc_eJsOYXQ&cbp=12,143.89,,0,11.22) -Head towards the Redpath library (the building directly north of the McLennan library; so you need to turn right twice right after you walk in) -On the left, there is a door leading towards some stairs (there should be signs for Cybertheque or something similar). Go down one level. -You are now in a library with a bunch of glass "pods" in the middle. We are in POD 4 (the names are on the doors). These directions might be very confusing, so don't hesitate to message me and I'll provide my phone number so you can call me.