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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What claim exactly? Its say around the world and lists countries that span the globe. Seems accurate. Plus it represents the majority of the population.

[–] Wigners_friend@piefed.social 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There is one African country and nothing from the middle east.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The most populous African country by a significant margin and Turkey is often counted as middle east.

[–] Wigners_friend@piefed.social 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Right, but microscopic European populations are still included because they support the thesis.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow your argument sure keeps changing in every response. I think there is a phrase for that...

[–] Wigners_friend@piefed.social 0 points 1 day ago

Not understanding stuff, maybe there's a term for that.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

So? You are reading things into the data and effectively turning it into a strawman. It isn't presenting an argument, it is presenting data. You are being oversensitive and inferring an argument, and then criticizing that argument, but it doesn't even exist.

[–] Wigners_friend@piefed.social 0 points 1 day ago

Presenting data is an argument. Because you decide what data to present and how. If you leave out data that doesn't support a statement you made based on data you present, then there is an issue.