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02-04-2014, 14:41 #11
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Four times more likely to spew nonsense
I must admit that I have been sitting with his response for almost a week, but I only got to it today. But hey, at least it's here.
I think I was fair to Altbeker as well in so far as I did not say anything to discredit him; In my opinion anyway.
And what day is it today..? Wednesday I think, but I struggle to keep up :)
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02-04-2014, 15:16 #12
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02-04-2014, 15:37 #13
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Re: Four times more likely to spew nonsense
Great work bro! Have some
You already have an article right there - just send the OP through to all the media houses![b]Be ready for anything, and if his head is not at least two meters away from the body, do not 'assume' he is dead and out of the fight.[/b] [I]- Ikor[/I]
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02-04-2014, 17:45 #14
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Re: Four times more likely to spew nonsense
Great effort. You highlighted how worthless the stats are that GFSA cherry pick and best of all you kept it all tidy by playing the ball and not the man. Good one. I agree that the article makes a very worthy opinion piece as is.
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03-04-2014, 18:02 #15
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Re: Four times more likely to spew nonsense
I have done a bit of statistics (mostly mathematical statistics) in my time, and I have learned one important lesson.
The biggest problem with statistics is that most of the people trying to interpret results don't have a clue what they are doing. A person may publish a very good statistical analysis, and then have other people completely misinterpret it. Seems to be the case with what GFSA did here. It seems as if Mr Altbeker clearly mentioned the scope and limits of the data, but it was ignored.
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03-04-2014, 19:16 #16
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Re: Four times more likely to spew nonsense
It does appear as though that may be the case.
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03-04-2014, 21:20 #17
Re: Four times more likely to spew nonsense
Well done , thanks.
What it does, is show just how much Adele Kirsten is prepared to lie.
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04-04-2014, 06:22 #18
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06-04-2014, 18:57 #19
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Re: Four times more likely to spew nonsense
That is a serious misconception. GFSA Misinterprets or misunderstands nothing ! Everything they say or do has been calculated. In respect of this particular matter, his research was commissioned by GFSA to support a predetermined conclusion. It was paid for by the Open Society Foundation that is also GFSA's main source of revenue. The Open Society Foundation is funded by George Soros, who funds anti-gun efforts elsewhere in the world.
This research was presented to the media jointly by GFSA and Altbeker. It was Richard Wesson's questions on that occasion that prompted Altbeker to concede that his data does not support the conclusions GFSA ascribes to it. It is clear from that admission, and from his later comments, that he was hijacked. Why he didn't see it coming, or why he hasn't condemned GFSA more loudly for its duplicity, is another matter.
The important point is that GFSA continues to quote its false conclusions, knowing that they are false. In other words they are lying. It is the old propaganda technique of a lie becoming the perceived truth if it is repeated often enough. Bear in mind that GFSA gets away with it because very few of the public are aware of the truth.
Another very similar item of deceit is the "43 x more likely" junk research by Arthur Kellerman for the CDC. It was so blatantly false that he was forced to reduce it to 2.70 x, but even that was still so false that CDC disavowed him and cut off his funding. But GFSA still quotes it. Untrue or not, it is an effective technique. This has never been anything but a battle for public opinion, and if we can't effectively counter these deliberate untruths, they will be widely accepted by the public. That is the real nature of the threat, and GFSA exploits it very effectively.
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06-04-2014, 21:58 #20
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