• bluebadoo@lemmy.world
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      24 days ago

      You could have written 47% opposed privatizing some of Canada Post, the larger percentage of that group. By choosing the smaller opinion group, you make it seem like the support for privatizing some of our public service is actually the more popular opinion, when it is not.

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        24 days ago

        If I saw “47% opposed privatization”, I’d be here complaining that the title is trying to make people think that the majority (53%) support privatization.

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          24 days ago

          Then perhaps we all agree that quoting stats without the whole context present is misleading.

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            24 days ago

            Yeah, maybe something like “Poll results on privatization of Canada Post”.

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              23 days ago

              I invite everyone to post more (poll) articles with better titles so we can all be more informed and engaged. ☺️

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        24 days ago

        Interesting. I specifically wanted to highlight the worst case scenario - that the people who support privatization are just 38%. To me that’s the really important bit. But you do you.