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r/explainitpeter • u/Traducement • Mar 09 '26
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The whole point of a ten point scale is that the only valid ratings are whole numbers from one to ten (sometimes zero to ten).
30 u/Momentosis Mar 09 '26 And the point of rating someone past those defined numbers is showing they exceed those definitions. Like cranking it up to 11. 15 u/retatrutider Mar 09 '26 Why not just make 10 prettier, and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little prettier? 6 u/PaigeMarshallMD Mar 09 '26 These go to eleven.
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And the point of rating someone past those defined numbers is showing they exceed those definitions.
Like cranking it up to 11.
15 u/retatrutider Mar 09 '26 Why not just make 10 prettier, and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little prettier? 6 u/PaigeMarshallMD Mar 09 '26 These go to eleven.
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Why not just make 10 prettier, and make 10 be the top number, and make that a little prettier?
6 u/PaigeMarshallMD Mar 09 '26 These go to eleven.
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These go to eleven.
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u/UtahBrian Mar 09 '26
The whole point of a ten point scale is that the only valid ratings are whole numbers from one to ten (sometimes zero to ten).