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>Look at cocaine - 4.8 million American users in last year, 1.4 million addicts - ~30% Is 70% not addicted not a "vast majority?" 50.1% would be a majority, 70
by boomboomsubban 3y ago
>Look at cocaine - 4.8 million American users in last year, 1.4 million addicts - ~30%
Is 70% not addicted not a "vast majority?" 50.1% would be a majority, 70% seems high enough for "vast."
- whimsicalism 3y agoMost drug use in America is opioids and meth both of which have higher rates of addiction. Colloquially I don't think most people would refer to 70% as a 'vast majority' or 30% as a 'tiny subset.' But if the GP meant 30-50% (when factoring in other drugs) as a 'tiny subset', then I guess we don't disagree :) See usage notes [0] [0]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vast_majority https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vast_majority
- boomboomsubban 3y agoA quick search shows my personal definition of "vast majority" and "overwhelming majority" may be reversed. I would consider overwhelming>vast, so 70% is fine for vast but apparently I'm wrong.