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> "Disputed" is frequently misinterpeted as something like "50/50". What does 50/50 mean in this context? If you mean a 50% probability of the article ultimat
by MichaelZuo 3y ago
> "Disputed" is frequently misinterpeted as something like "50/50".
What does 50/50 mean in this context?
If you mean a 50% probability of the article ultimately proving to be mostly true, then that would genuinely be the case for some small fraction of homeopathy articles?
- ceejayoz 3y agoPeople tend to read "disputed" as "there's significant camps of reputable experts on each side" when the actual scenario is "there's a tiny loud minority opposing the generally accepted consensus". Like climate change, or creationists trying to claim evolution is disputed at a scientific level. It isn't, but they'll tout lists of "experts who doubt evolution" to try and make people think there's more doubt than there really is. (Leading to things like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Steve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Steve as response.)
- MichaelZuo 3y ago> People tend to read "disputed" as "there's significant camps of reputable experts on each side" when the actual scenario is "there's a tiny loud minority opposing the generally accepted consensus". Yes I understand, what I'm saying is that is genuinely true for some small fraction of articles. Obviously not anywhere close to 100%, but the amount of people who would actually read 'disputed' as anywhere close to 100% of articles have 'significant camps' is almost 0.