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Conservapedia talk:Commandments (view source)
Revision as of 03:29, March 13, 2009
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:*''But you are not showing an example that caused you to make the post.'' And not all statements need a citation. If I were to make an edit saying '''"95% of all [[liberals]] practice [[deceit]]"''' it wouldn't need a citation or reference, because it is a ''truism'', so apparent to anyone with common sense and an open mind, that it is obvious. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]<sub><small><small>/Admin</small></small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 09:52, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
:*''But you are not showing an example that caused you to make the post.'' And not all statements need a citation. If I were to make an edit saying '''"95% of all [[liberals]] practice [[deceit]]"''' it wouldn't need a citation or reference, because it is a ''truism'', so apparent to anyone with common sense and an open mind, that it is obvious. --[[User:TK|'''₮K''']]<sub><small><small>/Admin</small></small></sub><sup>[[User_Talk:TK|/Talk]]</sup> 09:52, 12 March 2009 (EDT)
***I can't say I agree with your "truism." By adding a finite value, (95%) you're establishing a measurement. Something other than "common sense." Saying "liberals often practice deceit" seems closer to a truism. The finite value of 95% would need some sort of citation, like a study that came up with such a result. (not that anyone could really measure something like deceit. Imagine the inaccuracy of a survey that asks "Do you lie?") Of course, that's off-topic. I looked for the previous poor citations, but the strong examples that came to mind seem to have been edited already. Keep up the good work people!