[derriz]

I'm curious why do you find it bizarre?

The positive versus negative results emphasize the contrast?

"When asked if the voting age should be lowered the majority said no." BUT "When asked if 16 and 17-year-olds should have the right to vote, the majority said yes.

Replacing the expression "the majority" with actual percentages just adds more information.

[mike-cardwell]

I found it bizarre, because he could have listed two questions which were the same but worded differently. But instead, he listed two questions which were opposite and worded differently.

Compare these two equivalent questions:

  Is 4 greater than 2 ? Yes
  Is the number four greater than the number two ? Yes

Vs this:

  Is 4 greater than 2 ? Yes
  Is the number two greater than the number four ? No

He did the second, not the first.

[Ygg2]

Except the questions asked aren't equivalent to original. Here is equivalent: Should x be lower than 18? Should x be 16 or 17?

First question makes numbers like 12 or 13 valid. Second doesn't.

[mike-cardwell]

The questions are equivalent as originally written in the article:

  One poll asked the following question: 

  “Should the voting age be lowered to sixteen?”

  The second poll asked: 

  “Should sixteen and seventeen-year-olds be allowed to vote?”

When he later repeated the questions with percentage figures, he did in fact write what I quoted, which was:

  "When asked if the voting age should be lowered 57% said no"

So within the context of the article, what I said was correct. But if you just read my comment and nothing else, you would be correct.

[Ygg2]

Yeah, I meant your comment.