goldfish21 wrote:
No one talks in either of those terms.
Could you imagine how nerdy every basic conversation would be if people had to state phrases like "marginally speaking.." or "categorically, blah blah blah."
People aren't going to talk in either of those manners. They're just going to talk. ONLY economists will make the differentiations. Go to some kind of economists convention if you want to hear people talk like that.
No I am not saying use those words. But instead of saying:
"I am against government spending" you say "I am for less government spending."
Because the first one - people say that all the time but when you press them, they really mean the second.
The way you also speak marginally is to say "likely to" instead of "causes."
People in practice say "causes."
Media reports in categoricals as well. They say "processed meat causes cancer" but when you dig deeper, you see it doubles an already small risk into a slightly less small risk. That doesn't get clicks/sell papers.
27 Feb 2023, 8:38 pm
