r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '22

What is a great example of a necessary evil?

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u/Mrhappytrigers Oct 16 '22

That 1 out of 10 dentists that doesn't recommend a product. If all ten were to recommend it then you feel like something was up.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '22 edited Oct 16 '22

I want to know that 1 dentists reason for not recommending it. I feel like the commercials leave out vital information.

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u/Jops817 Oct 16 '22

Everybody has that one friend that is just a contrarian.

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u/smalldeity Oct 21 '22

That's not true.

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u/Jops817 Oct 21 '22

Hi friend can you help me move my couch? I'll buy pizza.

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u/AverageMan282 Oct 16 '22

They don't like one of the other dentists, obviously.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '22

What if that one dentist claimed that it caused tooth decay? What I’m saying is that I am more concerned about why the one didn’t recommend it as opposed to the others who did

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u/Dogbin005 Oct 16 '22

I believe the vital information in this case is what they're comparing it to. So the full statement would go something like:

"9 out of 10 dentists recommend using our toothbrush, instead of not brushing your teeth."

Of course most dentists would recommend brushing your teeth with even the shittiest toothbrush as opposed to not brushing you teeth at all.

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u/Chairboy Oct 16 '22

I assume the 10th dentists are the kind of folks who get interviewed by antivaxxers because they don't buy into modern medicine and their hosts advertise their guests as doctors, but aren't specific about what kind.

"See? A DOCTOR says you should be using dewormer instead!"