The expected utility thus has both positive and negative terms, and if you generate a biased list (e.g. by listening to what organization says about itself), and sum it, the resulting sum tells you nothing about the sign of expected utility.
It tells you something about the sign of the expected utility. It is still evidence. Sometimes it could even be evidence in favor of the expected utility being negative.
It tells you something about the sign of the expected utility. It is still evidence. Sometimes it could even be evidence in favor of the expected utility being negative.
Given other knowledge, yes.