the danger of deceiving your own side
...should be weighted not on its own, but against the expected effects of alternative plans, such as keeping your own side informed. The (hypothetical) historical curiosity described in the post doesn’t seem to generalize to a useful heuristic.
Does “don’t deceive your own side” count as a useful heuristic?
...should be weighted not on its own, but against the expected effects of alternative plans, such as keeping your own side informed. The (hypothetical) historical curiosity described in the post doesn’t seem to generalize to a useful heuristic.
Does “don’t deceive your own side” count as a useful heuristic?