In the discussion thread: This is hard... [View all]
Response to Demo_Chris (Reply #181)
Sun Mar 17, 2013, 06:24 PM
Donald Ian Rankin (13,598 posts)
236. I wouldn't.
When one produces a number, it gives the reader an impression one has some evidence for that number. There is no evidence for a number in this case, and so we should avoid giving the false impression that we have some, and stick to quoting the number of accusations, for which we do have evidence.
If you *are* going to make up a number, the only sensible number to make up is "one". That doesn't take into account either cases where no accusation was made, or false accusations, but it's less silly than any other number one might make up. And "ten" is a number so vast as to be utterly risible. |
Always highlight: 10 newest replies | Replies posted after I mark a forum
Replies to this discussion thread
![]() |
Author | Time | Post |
Drunken Irishman | Mar 2013 | OP | |
snappyturtle | Mar 2013 | #1 | |
Leslie Valley | Mar 2013 | #2 | |
2pooped2pop | Mar 2013 | #83 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #152 | |
monmouth3 | Mar 2013 | #99 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #151 | |
Avalux | Mar 2013 | #195 | |
kestrel91316 | Mar 2013 | #234 | |
mahina | Mar 2013 | #270 | |
proud2BlibKansan | Mar 2013 | #272 | |
Grateful for Hope | Mar 2013 | #296 | |
Bake | Mar 2013 | #325 | |
brush | Mar 2013 | #327 | |
TwilightGardener | Mar 2013 | #3 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #4 | |
olddots | Mar 2013 | #5 | |
Union Scribe | Mar 2013 | #6 | |
steve2470 | Mar 2013 | #13 | |
TDale313 | Mar 2013 | #94 | |
CAG | Mar 2013 | #138 | |
hfojvt | Mar 2013 | #7 | |
arely staircase | Mar 2013 | #220 | |
hfojvt | Mar 2013 | #225 | |
arely staircase | Mar 2013 | #229 | |
meadowlark5 | Mar 2013 | #251 | |
DevonRex | Mar 2013 | #8 | |
Journeyman | Mar 2013 | #9 | |
Fumesucker | Mar 2013 | #10 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #14 | |
Fumesucker | Mar 2013 | #17 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #19 | |
socialist_n_TN | Mar 2013 | #108 | |
OldDem2012 | Mar 2013 | #130 | |
LuvNewcastle | Mar 2013 | #78 | |
Sherman A1 | Mar 2013 | #154 | |
LanternWaste | Mar 2013 | #283 | |
Fumesucker | Mar 2013 | #286 | |
Prism | Mar 2013 | #11 | |
freshwest | Mar 2013 | #211 | |
pnwmom | Mar 2013 | #295 | |
Sadiedog | Mar 2013 | #12 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #15 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #16 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #29 | |
Summer Hathaway | Mar 2013 | #41 | |
socialist_n_TN | Mar 2013 | #111 | |
kwassa | Mar 2013 | #119 | |
socialist_n_TN | Mar 2013 | #122 | |
jsr | Mar 2013 | #143 | |
hunter | Mar 2013 | #136 | |
socialist_n_TN | Mar 2013 | #142 | |
Summer Hathaway | Mar 2013 | #203 | |
Summer Hathaway | Mar 2013 | #183 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #188 | |
Summer Hathaway | Mar 2013 | #192 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #287 | |
Summer Hathaway | Mar 2013 | #299 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #309 | |
Summer Hathaway | Mar 2013 | #310 | |
sir pball | Mar 2013 | #126 | |
mulsh | Mar 2013 | #124 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #179 | |
knitter4democracy | Mar 2013 | #139 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #159 | |
knitter4democracy | Mar 2013 | #162 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #180 | |
knitter4democracy | Mar 2013 | #210 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #288 | |
knitter4democracy | Mar 2013 | #293 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #298 | |
LanternWaste | Mar 2013 | #284 | |
skepticscott | Apr 2013 | #328 | |
olddots | Mar 2013 | #20 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #21 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #32 | |
Summer Hathaway | Mar 2013 | #56 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #165 | |
patrice | Mar 2013 | #60 | |
nomorenomore08 | Mar 2013 | #65 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #155 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #157 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #314 | |
idwiyo | Mar 2013 | #316 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #317 | |
idwiyo | Mar 2013 | #318 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #319 | |
idwiyo | Mar 2013 | #324 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #320 | |
idwiyo | Mar 2013 | #323 | |
Squinch | Mar 2013 | #76 | |
Gravitycollapse | Mar 2013 | #49 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #167 | |
Gravitycollapse | Mar 2013 | #185 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #193 | |
Honeycombe8 | Mar 2013 | #71 | |
enlightenment | Mar 2013 | #112 | |
Phillip McCleod | Mar 2013 | #172 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #175 | |
Warren Stupidity | Mar 2013 | #259 | |
sabrina 1 | Mar 2013 | #100 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #178 | |
sabrina 1 | Mar 2013 | #271 | |
Donald Ian Rankin | Mar 2013 | #169 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #181 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Donald Ian Rankin | Mar 2013 | #236 |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #246 | |
Donald Ian Rankin | Mar 2013 | #262 | |
Demo_Chris | Mar 2013 | #290 | |
idwiyo | Mar 2013 | #265 | |
Egalitarian Thug | Mar 2013 | #18 | |
Maraya1969 | Mar 2013 | #22 | |
jsr | Mar 2013 | #23 | |
LittleBlue | Mar 2013 | #24 | |
AsahinaKimi | Mar 2013 | #128 | |
struggle4progress | Mar 2013 | #25 | |
monmouth3 | Mar 2013 | #102 | |
jsr | Mar 2013 | #114 | |
Bobbie Jo | Mar 2013 | #121 | |
great white snark | Mar 2013 | #131 | |
Bobbie Jo | Mar 2013 | #133 | |
DevonRex | Mar 2013 | #191 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #156 | |
freshwest | Mar 2013 | #212 | |
Hekate | Mar 2013 | #313 | |
okieinpain | Mar 2013 | #26 | |
Rhiannon12866 | Mar 2013 | #27 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #31 | |
Rhiannon12866 | Mar 2013 | #50 | |
greatauntoftriplets | Mar 2013 | #103 | |
Rhiannon12866 | Mar 2013 | #107 | |
greatauntoftriplets | Mar 2013 | #113 | |
bluesbassman | Mar 2013 | #28 | |
world wide wally | Mar 2013 | #30 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #33 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #158 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #197 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #198 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #204 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #205 | |
freshwest | Mar 2013 | #214 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #216 | |
freshwest | Mar 2013 | #218 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #219 | |
defacto7 | Mar 2013 | #34 | |
Le Taz Hot | Mar 2013 | #35 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #37 | |
Le Taz Hot | Mar 2013 | #42 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #44 | |
Le Taz Hot | Mar 2013 | #47 | |
Bluenorthwest | Mar 2013 | #118 | |
BrotherIvan | Mar 2013 | #275 | |
The Straight Story | Mar 2013 | #77 | |
Le Taz Hot | Mar 2013 | #82 | |
The Straight Story | Mar 2013 | #84 | |
Le Taz Hot | Mar 2013 | #96 | |
patrice | Mar 2013 | #36 | |
KT2000 | Mar 2013 | #38 | |
Notafraidtoo | Mar 2013 | #39 | |
King_Klonopin | Mar 2013 | #40 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #43 | |
chervilant | Mar 2013 | #116 | |
CAG | Mar 2013 | #150 | |
freshwest | Mar 2013 | #227 | |
King_Klonopin | Mar 2013 | #261 | |
LeftInTX | Mar 2013 | #45 | |
JI7 | Mar 2013 | #46 | |
Rider3 | Mar 2013 | #48 | |
LeftishBrit | Mar 2013 | #51 | |
Scootaloo | Mar 2013 | #52 | |
TexasTowelie | Mar 2013 | #53 | |
diane in sf | Mar 2013 | #54 | |
cali | Mar 2013 | #55 | |
Cha | Mar 2013 | #57 | |
daybranch | Mar 2013 | #58 | |
freshwest | Mar 2013 | #230 | |
Cali_Democrat | Mar 2013 | #59 | |
nomorenomore08 | Mar 2013 | #61 | |
patrice | Mar 2013 | #62 | |
freshwest | Mar 2013 | #217 | |
patrice | Mar 2013 | #222 | |
freshwest | Mar 2013 | #223 | |
patrice | Mar 2013 | #224 | |
ReRe | Mar 2013 | #63 | |
steve2470 | Mar 2013 | #64 | |
glowing | Mar 2013 | #66 | |
Bonobo | Mar 2013 | #67 | |
graham4anything | Mar 2013 | #68 | |
freshwest | Mar 2013 | #228 | |
RFKHumphreyObama | Mar 2013 | #69 | |
Honeycombe8 | Mar 2013 | #70 | |
HiPointDem | Mar 2013 | #72 | |
newfie11 | Mar 2013 | #73 | |
JNelson6563 | Mar 2013 | #74 | |
Th1onein | Mar 2013 | #75 | |
bigtree | Mar 2013 | #79 | |
Humanist_Activist | Mar 2013 | #80 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #161 | |
Humanist_Activist | Mar 2013 | #163 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #164 | |
Humanist_Activist | Mar 2013 | #166 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #168 | |
kwassa | Mar 2013 | #173 | |
Humanist_Activist | Mar 2013 | #182 | |
DevonRex | Mar 2013 | #322 | |
kdmorris | Mar 2013 | #81 | |
2pooped2pop | Mar 2013 | #85 | |
JanMichael | Mar 2013 | #86 | |
Ms. Toad | Mar 2013 | #88 | |
JanMichael | Mar 2013 | #89 | |
Ms. Toad | Mar 2013 | #97 | |
MannyGoldstein | Mar 2013 | #87 | |
trocar | Mar 2013 | #90 | |
xfundy | Mar 2013 | #91 | |
msanthrope | Mar 2013 | #92 | |
LAGC | Mar 2013 | #93 | |
Bluenorthwest | Mar 2013 | #125 | |
Puglover | Mar 2013 | #149 | |
MellowDem | Mar 2013 | #201 | |
spanone | Mar 2013 | #95 | |
undeterred | Mar 2013 | #98 | |
Norbert | Mar 2013 | #101 | |
BainsBane | Mar 2013 | #207 | |
Dragonfli | Mar 2013 | #104 | |
MadrasT | Mar 2013 | #105 | |
greatauntoftriplets | Mar 2013 | #106 | |
Tom Rinaldo | Mar 2013 | #109 | |
a kennedy | Mar 2013 | #110 | |
99Forever | Mar 2013 | #115 | |
Paladin | Mar 2013 | #117 | |
kwassa | Mar 2013 | #120 | |
Bluenorthwest | Mar 2013 | #123 | |
Bluzmann57 | Mar 2013 | #127 | |
lumberjack_jeff | Mar 2013 | #129 | |
mulsh | Mar 2013 | #132 | |
WilliamPitt | Mar 2013 | #134 | |
hlthe2b | Mar 2013 | #206 | |
stevenleser | Mar 2013 | #243 | |
Union Scribe | Mar 2013 | #264 | |
JanMichael | Mar 2013 | #267 | |
Hekate | Mar 2013 | #315 | |
rustydog | Mar 2013 | #135 | |
Denzil_DC | Mar 2013 | #137 | |
Apophis | Mar 2013 | #140 | |
Donald Ian Rankin | Mar 2013 | #177 | |
MellowDem | Mar 2013 | #202 | |
Apophis | Mar 2013 | #209 | |
Donald Ian Rankin | Mar 2013 | #237 | |
MellowDem | Mar 2013 | #308 | |
knitter4democracy | Mar 2013 | #141 | |
jsr | Mar 2013 | #144 | |
knitter4democracy | Mar 2013 | #145 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #146 | |
Humanist_Activist | Mar 2013 | #186 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #213 | |
bettyellen | Mar 2013 | #196 | |
knitter4democracy | Mar 2013 | #300 | |
datasuspect | Mar 2013 | #147 | |
siligut | Mar 2013 | #279 | |
slackmaster | Mar 2013 | #148 | |
BeyondGeography | Mar 2013 | #153 | |
cbayer | Mar 2013 | #160 | |
Rex | Mar 2013 | #170 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #171 | |
Demonaut | Mar 2013 | #174 | |
JVS | Mar 2013 | #176 | |
Humanist_Activist | Mar 2013 | #184 | |
bettyellen | Mar 2013 | #187 | |
Humanist_Activist | Mar 2013 | #189 | |
bettyellen | Mar 2013 | #190 | |
Humanist_Activist | Mar 2013 | #194 | |
DevonRex | Mar 2013 | #199 | |
Avalux | Mar 2013 | #200 | |
blogslut | Mar 2013 | #208 | |
nadinbrzezinski | Mar 2013 | #215 | |
libodem | Mar 2013 | #221 | |
shenmue | Mar 2013 | #226 | |
richmwill | Mar 2013 | #231 | |
jsr | Mar 2013 | #233 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #240 | |
AnotherDreamWeaver | Mar 2013 | #232 | |
timdog44 | Mar 2013 | #235 | |
Cleita | Mar 2013 | #238 | |
life long demo | Mar 2013 | #239 | |
klook | Mar 2013 | #241 | |
stevenleser | Mar 2013 | #242 | |
seabeyond | Mar 2013 | #244 | |
Festivito | Mar 2013 | #245 | |
harris8 | Mar 2013 | #247 | |
liberal_at_heart | Mar 2013 | #249 | |
OffWithTheirHeads | Mar 2013 | #258 | |
Samantha | Mar 2013 | #248 | |
Bobbie Jo | Mar 2013 | #250 | |
michigandem58 | Mar 2013 | #252 | |
Evoman | Mar 2013 | #253 | |
limpyhobbler | Mar 2013 | #254 | |
meadowlark5 | Mar 2013 | #255 | |
mike_c | Mar 2013 | #256 | |
Union Scribe | Mar 2013 | #263 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #277 | |
Special Prosciuto | Mar 2013 | #257 | |
mahina | Mar 2013 | #260 | |
BlueCollar | Mar 2013 | #266 | |
Rowdyboy | Mar 2013 | #268 | |
Iggo | Mar 2013 | #269 | |
AtheistCrusader | Mar 2013 | #273 | |
Wait Wut | Mar 2013 | #274 | |
Arugula Latte | Mar 2013 | #276 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #278 | |
ButterflyBlood | Mar 2013 | #291 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #292 | |
Catherina | Mar 2013 | #280 | |
amuse bouche | Mar 2013 | #281 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #301 | |
amuse bouche | Mar 2013 | #302 | |
hrmjustin | Mar 2013 | #303 | |
LanternWaste | Mar 2013 | #282 | |
demwing | Mar 2013 | #285 | |
ButterflyBlood | Mar 2013 | #289 | |
WillyT | Mar 2013 | #294 | |
David Zephyr | Mar 2013 | #307 | |
BlueCheese | Mar 2013 | #297 | |
Nye Bevan | Mar 2013 | #304 | |
duffyduff | Mar 2013 | #305 | |
skepticscott | Apr 2013 | #329 | |
David Zephyr | Mar 2013 | #306 | |
merh | Mar 2013 | #311 | |
Hekate | Mar 2013 | #312 | |
Rosa Luxemburg | Mar 2013 | #321 | |
Rider3 | Mar 2013 | #326 |
Edit History
Please login to view edit histories.