| | ::ASchlafly, in the case of your hypothetical mine, the answer is an ''unreserved'' "of course not". But that is not a valid example, as in your story, you '''know''' the "number of women in the mine". In the case of young women in the entertainment business, an estimate of 50 is likely orders of magnitude short of reality - you don't "know the number of women in the mine". However, if you can figure out how many young women are in the entertainment business worldwide, you can contnue to test your thesis. But until then, simply stating "the number of women in the entertainment business worldwide is 50" is ''not'' an adequate answer. [[User:EngelUmpocker|EngelUmpocker]] 19:04, 22 May 2008 (EDT) | | ::ASchlafly, in the case of your hypothetical mine, the answer is an ''unreserved'' "of course not". But that is not a valid example, as in your story, you '''know''' the "number of women in the mine". In the case of young women in the entertainment business, an estimate of 50 is likely orders of magnitude short of reality - you don't "know the number of women in the mine". However, if you can figure out how many young women are in the entertainment business worldwide, you can contnue to test your thesis. But until then, simply stating "the number of women in the entertainment business worldwide is 50" is ''not'' an adequate answer. [[User:EngelUmpocker|EngelUmpocker]] 19:04, 22 May 2008 (EDT) |
| | + | ::: I appreciate the candor of your response, while disagreeing that the figure of 50 touring female singers between about 22 about 30 is "orders of magnitude short of reality." Do you really think there are 5000 touring female singers between 22 and 30??? I doubt you could name even 50, even after much diligence and full use of the internet. But thanks for your response anyway. |
| | + | ::: Murray, StatsMsn, and other detractors here, what's your answer to the simple question?--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 19:11, 22 May 2008 (EDT) |