If by educated you mean "Following the preachings of powers-that-be.", sure it's not an educated answer, it's a wrongthink answer. But if by educated you mean

If by educated you mean "Following the preachings of powers-that-be.", sure it's not an educated answer, it's a wrongthink answer. But if by educated you mean taking the numbers and crunching them yourself together with your life experiences, values, knowledge, and wisdom you've accrued, then whatever conclusion you draw is an educated answer. See also: "Educated guess." Personally, I've been burned far too many times far too consistently by "journalists", "experts", so-called "scientists", and whoever else with haughty titles that I don't consider them any more than cancerous wastes of my and everyone's time. Grab the raw numbers provided by proper scientists devoid of editorial bullcrap, crunch them yourself, and draw your own educated answer. Statistics can mean anything, don't let others twist them for you.