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> That's my big gripe with the NYT article and charts - these would be considerably more informative if they were also broken down by race. As it is, the real s
by justin66 8y ago
> That's my big gripe with the NYT article and charts - these would be considerably more informative if they were also broken down by race. As it is, the real story is incredibly blurred.
You'd immediately have to double the number of graphics and do god knows what to the amount of text, and that's if you just did a very simplified racial breakdown. Better to leave an ethnic, racial, or religious breakdown (and they're all worth discussing) for a follow-up article.
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- dragonwriter 8y ago> You'd immediately have to double the number of graphics Because there are only two races?
- justin66 8y agoYes, I wasn't presenting an imprecise estimate regarding the absolutely least interesting part of the argument in the interest of brevity and trusting the reader to work it out, or anything of the sort. There are only two races. That's precisely what I meant. Well put.
- dragonwriter 8y ago> Yes, I wasn't presenting an imprecise estimate regarding the absolutely least interesting part of the argument in the interest of brevity and trusting the reader to work it out, or anything of the sort. In much the same way that I wasn't obliquely pointing out that your point was well made while underlining that read literally it was a significant underestimate of the added burden, or anything of the sort, I'm sure.