If I read 98% of your comment I might draw a pretty accurate conclusion based on the absence of something in it. But if I read just 2% any conclusion I draw is

If I read 98% of your comment I might draw a pretty accurate conclusion based on the absence of something in it. But if I read just 2% any conclusion I draw is whatever I want to read in the tea leaves. Do you think we investigated closer to 98% or to 2% for possible evidence?