Some content which didn’t make it into the paper in the end but is relevant for this discussion is a draft protocol for “counting microlies” (the coloured text is the instructions, to be read counterclockwise starting in the top left):
The idea is that one statement which is definitely false seems a much more egregious violation of truthfulness than e.g. four statements each only 75% true.
Raising it to a power >1 is a factor correcting for this. The choice of four is a best guess based on thinking through a few examples and how bad things seemed, but I’m sure it’s not an optimal choice for the parameter.
Some content which didn’t make it into the paper in the end but is relevant for this discussion is a draft protocol for “counting microlies” (the coloured text is the instructions, to be read counterclockwise starting in the top left):
(Unimportant: Why is falsity raised to the fourth power?)
The idea is that one statement which is definitely false seems a much more egregious violation of truthfulness than e.g. four statements each only 75% true.
Raising it to a power >1 is a factor correcting for this. The choice of four is a best guess based on thinking through a few examples and how bad things seemed, but I’m sure it’s not an optimal choice for the parameter.