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"Many" is a weasel word, and informationally useless. How many of us, and what percentage of us, are the relevant questions.
by drz 12y ago
"Many" is a weasel word, and informationally useless. How many of us, and what percentage of us, are the relevant questions.
- canttestthis 12y agoNot relevant in this context at all.
- Anderkent 12y agoAnd if we had that information, we could use it. Without it, all we can claim is that a non-insignificant population has these issues.
- quantized 12y agoNo, you most certainly can't claim that. Technically, "two" qualifies as "many", too, and two people among hundreds of millions is most certainly insignificant. In general, if you can't demonstrate that a significant problem exists, it doesn't. The burden of proof is on the claimant, and they've certainly done nothing other than throwing some weasel words around.