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What is the point of being this pedantic? He said: in my experience, most of the homeless are not looking for help to find jobs and/or contribute to society in
by blackrose 11y ago
What is the point of being this pedantic? He said: in my experience, most of the homeless are not looking for help to find jobs and/or contribute to society in manner that will lead them out of "homelessness."
Let's look again: in my experience, most of the homeless are not looking for help to find jobs
And again: in my experience
In case you missed it: IN MY EXPERIENCE
He then goes on to explain his experience! It's called an anecdote. It doesn't mean it's generalizable. It means it's a data point, like saying a cheeseburger is "good." I don't preface every subjective, anecdotal statement with, "In my personal experience, but without citation or empirical data to back it up." He said all he needed, to where if you're asking for citation, you either lack reading comprehension skills or are just being a dick.
- chris_wot 11y agoYour own reading comprehension seems rather lacking. All that was being said was that it would to good to get empirical data to see if the anecdotal evidence presented is backed up - it's good to validate the perceptions of the person on the coal face. Nobody is being dickish here, though you are getting very close.