[mosdave]

so not only has the Economist taken to quoting Game of Thrones, but it now--taking as axiomatic the validity of said quote--projects this assumed validity onto the interpretation of real-world events? What a time to be alive.

[trevyn]

Generalizing from fictional evidence! This is a thing!

http://lesswrong.com/lw/k9/the_logical_fallacy_of_generaliza...