[EM] Margins examples

Michael Ossipoff mikeo2106 at msn.com
Tue Feb 27 02:03:22 PST 2007


Juho says:

This kind of differences could also explain some unexplainable differences 
in the attitudes on strategic voting on this list :-).

I reply:

No, it can’ explain them if they’re unexplainable. But it might explain them 
if they’re _otherwise_ unexplainable.

I don’t know what you mean by “attitudes”. Drastic pre-emptive-surrender 
giveaway defensive strategy happens. You seem to believe that with your 
strategy-ridden margins method it won’t happen. An unexplainable attitude? 
Sure.

Juho says:

My learning is that it would be good to always state one's assumptions 
clearly.

I reply:

That particular statement itself could be a bit clearer. If you  believe 
that I didn’t state an assumption that I should have stated, then shouldn’t 
you say what it is?

Mike Ossipof





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