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by kryogen1c 1104 days ago
Do you have a single example where it is possible?
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Timon3 1104 days ago
Why did you not ask GP for an example, and instead declared it impossible, if you do not have the required statistics?
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kryogen1c 1104 days ago
because thats not the way debate works. you dont get to make a(n absurd) claim and then demand the other person disprove it with data across 100% of the spectrum.
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Timon3 1104 days ago
I didn't say that this is how debates work. How they should work however:

> A: [some statement]

> B: I don't think that is the case. Could you share an example?

> A: [example]

See where nobody had to disprove anything with data across 100% of the spectrum? That's because nobody made the claim that A is wrong. You however made an absolute claim, so you have to provide the data for it.

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