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tl;dr in context of the top-level comment: 80% of births to women under the age of 20 in the U.S. are unplanned. So nothing even close to “most.”
by mattdeboard 3y ago
tl;dr in context of the top-level comment: 80% of births to women under the age of 20 in the U.S. are unplanned. So nothing even close to “most.”
- giantg2 3y agoTo be fair, "most?" was a question. I would think 20% qualifies as "many", depending on how one wants to define it.
- mattdeboard 3y agoIt is grammatically a question, correct. It is also a rhetorical device the author chose to use to make a suggestion for the reader to read.
- giantg2 3y agoMost questions are designed to invite discussion. I don't find their use of "most" to be rhetorical as it has in fact resulted in discussion.
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- anon291 3y agoAs others have said, I didn't know if it was most or not. I do think it's a substantial amount (20% is substantial, considering the number should be zero, in my opinion). It's certainly a large enough amount that one would see an appreciable difference if one engaged in behaviors that encouraged child bearing, such as child care classes.