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> There is a number, in the upper-20-percent range, that can be relied on to support a certain political viewpoint regardless of the question asked. See Lizard
by SideburnsOfDoom 4y ago
> There is a number, in the upper-20-percent range, that can be relied on to support a certain political viewpoint regardless of the question asked.
See Lizardman's constant https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/12/noisy-poll-results-and-reptilian-muslim-climatologists-from-mars/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/04/12/noisy-poll-results-and...
"Four percent of Americans believe lizardmen are running the Earth".
4% or a bit more will give obviously insane answers - if they actually believe that or not is moot.
a double digit percent will support "my party right or wrong"
You'd have to subtract both the mad and the dogmatic to get a real answer.
Anyway, check the submission history of the account that posted this: https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=sfusato https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=sfusato
It's moot if it falls in the "dogmatic" or "insane" category, but it's certainly one of them.