There was a comment writer on LW who assumed that a probabilistic argument that referred to the word “bet” applied only to gambling wagers. He had no reply when someone pointed out that the probabilistic argument under consideration worked even when every decision by every agent is considered a bet.
Rhetorical tactics like using the word “bet” in a very inclusive sense strike me as more useful for the OP’s purpose than explaining the MAXENT prior.
There was a comment writer on LW who assumed that a probabilistic argument that referred to the word “bet” applied only to gambling wagers. He had no reply when someone pointed out that the probabilistic argument under consideration worked even when every decision by every agent is considered a bet.
Rhetorical tactics like using the word “bet” in a very inclusive sense strike me as more useful for the OP’s purpose than explaining the MAXENT prior.