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Huh? The claim was that the people who oppose development are predominantly upper middle class whites, not that a majority of white people oppose development.
by raldi 9y ago
Huh? The claim was that the people who oppose development are predominantly upper middle class whites, not that a majority of white people oppose development.
- DrScump 9y agoBut the chosen quote doesn't support that claim.
- raldi 9y agoYou said it "literally belies it", not that it fails to support it.
- masonic 9y ago"belie (trasitive verb) 1 a : to give a false impression of: "Her gentleness belies her strength." b : to present an appearance not in agreement with: "His manner and appearance belie his age." https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belie https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belie To say "it's mostly upper middle class whites" does give a false impression of what the study said. Do you have other sources that support that statement?