PetJake is Polarik
PetJake 09. Aug, 2010 at 10:07 am
Dr. C – you presented this article not as a knowledgeable reference on surveys – which it was not – but as yet another attack piece on “Birthers,” that just so happen to touch on one “Birther survey” conducted by the Daily Kos, written by an anonymous author.
The quote about how people respond was simply a hook to bring in your readers.
The point of my post was totally missed by the people who, once again, devolved into ad hominem arguments to make their point.
The discussion following my information piece does little to assuage the belief that liberals always turn every discussion started by someone who does not agree with them into a personal attack.
(Boy, and how!)
The reason for doing so is to absolve them of ever having to actually process what was written.
It does not matter that I have 38 years of experience in designing and conducting large-scale surveys, because the lunatic fringe who attacked me would simply find another way to denigrate that as well.
So far, I have yet to see anything resembling an intelligent, well-thought out discussion by those arrogantly claiming to be smart and highly educated.
Factcheck? Politifact? Honolulu Advertiser? C’mon, Doc. These are not part of the “Mainstream Media.”
As I said, what does matter is how you ask the question and what are the choices given.
The example you gave, ” “Are you sure Barack Obama was born in the United States?” is a loaded question designed to prompt uncertainty.
The CNN question did nothing of the sort.
Their question was worded unambiguously and the choices given were equally balanced.
The point I made is valid – that the way the question is worded and presented, along with the choices that are given, significantly effect the outcome of the survey far more than any heuristics involved in choosing the answer that best fits their interpetation and understanding.
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New information has come to light that Barack Obama is not his real name, that his father was not Obama Sr, that his mother was not Ann Dunham, and that every photo taken of him with his parents or grandparents, or other students, or by himself at Punahou, Columbia, and Occidental were fabricated!
Just like his birth certificate.
He did not go to Columbia, or Occidental, or Punahou.
He was not born in the US. He is an imposter. THE GREATEST IDENTITY FRAUD IN HISTORY!
(1 week ago)
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I am seriously worried about Polarik’s well-being.
And I mean that.