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No study, but this is a very common MO, if not the most common. This is not an extraordinary claim that needs proof.
by Neliquat 10y ago
No study, but this is a very common MO, if not the most common. This is not an extraordinary claim that needs proof.
- otterley 10y agoThe claim was (emphasis mine): "Most burglars ... wear a mask, go to the back door between 11am and 3pm when most people are gone, kick it in, rummage for anything for 3 mins and then run away..." Emphasis on the word "most" here. That implies a majority. If the author had said "some" or "many," that would be uncontroversial. Here, however, the author is making a specific quantitative/statistical claim, and it is that that deserves proof.