https://learning.subwiki.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Magic_phrase_for_learners 2026-08-14T03:35:59Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.41.2 https://learning.subwiki.org/w/index.php?title=Magic_phrase_for_learners&diff=142&oldid=prev 2013-12-28T23:32:52Z

<p>Created page with &quot;==Definition== A &#039;&#039;&#039;magic phrase for learners&#039;&#039;&#039;, also sometimes called a &#039;&#039;&#039;teacher&#039;s password&#039;&#039;&#039; (see [http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Guessing_the_teacher%27s_password here...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Definition==<br /> <br /> A &#039;&#039;&#039;magic phrase for learners&#039;&#039;&#039;, also sometimes called a &#039;&#039;&#039;teacher&#039;s password&#039;&#039;&#039; (see [http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Guessing_the_teacher%27s_password here]) is a phrase that a learner can use repeatedly to give an impression of understanding a topic without actually having a relevant mental model of what the phrase refers to.<br /> <br /> Magic phrases cement the [[illusion of transparency]] and the [[double illusion of transparency]] and it is particularly dangerous to promote them.</div>

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