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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Wait, was he suggesting that anecdotal evidence was preferable to basing conclusions on the responses of a statistically representative sample?? That's just crazy talk. It's not a matter of your preference, Buster; that's like saying "I much prefer peer-reviewed scientific data to determine the best medical treatments for my family, rather than using a Ouija board".
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No, I was not suggesting anecdotal is preferable. I'm wondering if you base your opinions on a 'statistically representative' poll you tend to think, a % in some poll indicate x so every individual in that group deserve a level of skepticism.
Let's justify putting them all on a watch list. Or it's ok to take away rights of an entire group of people.
There were also posters who stated they know friends, or live in a country where views don't follow that % so those anecdotes are somehow less informative.