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> I would guess that awareness of the Tuskegee Experiment and black history more generally is greater among those with higher education than those with lower education. If this guess is right...

He's starting with an assumption that disregards any factors that could make the hypothesis he's trying to disprove correct, and so of course the statistics come out in his favor.



If you read the post, he actually starts with a couple simple observations that show why the theory is ridiculous.

It's a very short post. About a two minute read. No guesswork needed about assumptions he's making, you can just read the post for yourself.


I've read the post. I'm not guessing at the assumptions he's making, I'm saying they're ridiculous. He had six paragraphs, and somehow completely lost the thread halfway through.




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