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> Almost everyone I meet with in SP is on time for work related meetings. Is 'almost everyone you met' a representative sample of the population of SP? Of Bra
by coherentpony 8y ago
> Almost everyone I meet with in SP is on time for work related meetings.
Is 'almost everyone you met' a representative sample of the population of SP? Of Brazil?
To say that Brazilians are late is a generalisation. To say they are on time is also a generalisation.
- tchaffee 8y agoCan you show me I where said all Brazilians are on time? Or that even all people in SP are on time or that what I said was anything more than an opposing anecdote to the one presented in the article? I'm not a journalist and if I was I would certainly be looking for studies as opposed to anecdote. I'm simply pointing out bad journalism, and it doesn't require a representative sample in order to do that.
- diminoten 8y agoAs you've written it, your desire to point out bad journalism is undermined by a lack of rigor on your part. You'd possibly be more effective if you didn't cite your personal experience.