Your data is not so much math, but more a tangled macramé of logical gymnastics, pretzel logic, twisted topology, knot theory, and Marlinespike Seamanship.
Nobody thinks the arithmetic is wrong, we're saying you're engaged in (really transparent and unconvincing) deception.
If the approval rate was 0.1% and 0.2%, does it give someone the correct impression to say "Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to approve of the killing?"
After saying that sentence, would someone draw a diagram that's even remotely close to the actual probabilities and support levels?
No. Of course not. That's called deception.
If you say, "5-11% of Harris votes vs 2-8% of Trump voters approve," would someone be able to draw a diagram of probabilities that's pretty close to reality?
Yes. They would. That's called honesty.
So all you're doing here is adding to the outrage machine in, again, a really transparent, unconvincing, and deceptive manner. I know you probably think this is all clever and whatnot, but it really is wildly unimpressive.
Your data is not so much math, but more a tangled macramé of logical gymnastics, pretzel logic, twisted topology, knot theory, and Marlinespike Seamanship.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_theory
https://corpslakes.erdc.dren.mil/employees/motorboat/pdfs/Ma...
can you help me on the math between 8% and 11%? I'm showing that as .11/.08 = 1.375 or "37% higher".
I generalized this to #1/#2 = % difference between the #1 and #2. It's not so much logic as it is arithmetic, but let me know if you still disagree.
Nobody thinks the arithmetic is wrong, we're saying you're engaged in (really transparent and unconvincing) deception.
If the approval rate was 0.1% and 0.2%, does it give someone the correct impression to say "Democrats are twice as likely as Republicans to approve of the killing?"
After saying that sentence, would someone draw a diagram that's even remotely close to the actual probabilities and support levels?
No. Of course not. That's called deception.
If you say, "5-11% of Harris votes vs 2-8% of Trump voters approve," would someone be able to draw a diagram of probabilities that's pretty close to reality?
Yes. They would. That's called honesty.
So all you're doing here is adding to the outrage machine in, again, a really transparent, unconvincing, and deceptive manner. I know you probably think this is all clever and whatnot, but it really is wildly unimpressive.
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