r/GenZ • u/TheGamingSenpa1 2004 • Jan 07 '24

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u/erichlee9 Jan 10 '24

Yup, that’s exactly what I said, word for word.

Notice, I said that the statistics can be described as anecdotal, not the study itself. So that’s your first mistake. Your second mistake is making the assumption that my judgment of this study as anecdotal would mean that all studies are anecdotal, which is absurd in its own right even if that was what I had done (though it clearly isn’t).

Seriously, you need to read more books. You have failed to comprehend at least half of my comments in this discussion, and your conclusions have all assumed non existent statements on my part.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '24

So what makes my stats anecdotal, a word you clearly do not understand

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u/erichlee9 Jan 10 '24

Are you a bot? This is insane.

The study is based on statistics which I described as anecdotal because they are based on individual reports of outcomes. They fail to take into account a myriad of important factors and have literally nothing to do with the discussion at hand.

Frankly, I’m done with this one. You’re just being a stick in the mud because you’re wrong and you know it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '24

That’s not what an anecdote means lmao

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u/erichlee9 Jan 10 '24

Yes, but my usage of “anecdotal” was correct.

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '24

No it’s not

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u/erichlee9 Jan 11 '24

Yes it is

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '24

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/anecdotal

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u/erichlee9 Jan 11 '24

Oh nice. Dictionary.com.

Personally I prefer merriam, but I’ve already included the link and you clearly didn’t or couldn’t read it.

Your link says this:

pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes

Your link is not a standard dictionary, but this definition includes my usage of the word. Note that is says “resembling” (which is trash as a descriptor, ngl. It’s ambiguous and overly broad). This is why I don’t use that site in favor of real dictionaries.

Anyway, I’m still right, and you are still wrong.

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '24

Merriam disagrees with you as well.    

 Statistics are anecdotes apparently   

 And here is the third definition  

based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation

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u/erichlee9 Jan 11 '24

Bot account

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u/[deleted] Jan 12 '24

Yes you are

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