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by jbullock35 1975 days ago
> "when the 'Experimenter' appealed to the necessity of science, compliance rates where highest. When the Experimenter appealed to pure authority and gave direct commands, compliance rates were low."

I don't recall any experimental variations like this in Milgram's Obedience to Authority. That is, I don't recall an "appeal to the necessity of science" variation or a "direct command" variation. Do you have a page number or some other citation?