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To: Gargantua; Clairity
As for Greta's poll being "scientific," her poll more closely mirrors an actual vote than any other telephone poll. How many people answer their phone when it rings? What percentage? Okay, now what percentage actually get up, go out and vote? To answer Greta's Poll, you have to get up, log on to your computer, pull up GretaWire and do it. A far higher percentage of people willing to get up and vote are also among those willing to take part in Greta's Poll, compared to the percentage of couch potatoes who just answer their phone. Logic ain't your long suit, is it darlin'? Just askin'. :-\

In the eyes of anybody with an I.Q. above room temperature, Gargantua, you are making a real idiot of yourself lecturing to Clairity about "logic".

The GretaWire poll is a "Self-Selection Bias" survey where the questioner limits his question to a very specific group of self-selected people, in this case, Greta viewers who love Greta because Greta loves Sarah.

By definition, a "Self-Selection Bias" survey is automatically invalid because it looks only at people brought together by a common bond and excludes all others without that bond.

Thus, in a "Self-Selection Bias" survey of the Michael Moore web page, 90% of all responders will believe that the U.S. is the most evil country on Earth.

Thus, in a "Self-Selection Bias" survey of the Lady Gaga Fan Club web page, 99% of all responders will believe that Lady Gaga is the greatest singer that ever lived.

Thus, in a "Self-Selection Bias" survey of the New York Jets Fan Club web page, 85% of all responders will believe that the New York Jets will win the next Super Bowl.

Thus, in a "Self-Selection Bias" survey of the Weight Watcher's web page, 100% of all responders will be fat.

Do you understand now?

A Self-Selection Bias survey of Greta fans does NOT equate with all of "America".

A Self-Selection Bias survey of Michael Moore fans does NOT equate with all of "America".

A basic fund of knowledge is not one of your strengths, Gargantua.

I'm not asking you. I am flat out telling you.

80 posted on 07/20/2011 7:18:32 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: Polybius; Gargantua

Some people just can’t accept reality, so no amount of facts, logic, and reasoning penetrates their self-created bubble of intellectual insulation.


82 posted on 07/20/2011 7:23:44 PM PDT by Clairity ("The United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected." -- VP Dick Cheney)
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To: Polybius

This from someone who uses poll numbers from February.


97 posted on 07/21/2011 3:18:08 AM PDT by rintense (The GOP elite & friends can pound sand.)
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