http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:36:16 +0000 Burr Deming [Member] c34047@http://www.fairandunbalanced.com/ Thank you, Heathen:<br /> <br /> As usual, you make two good points. <br /> <br /> The first prediction is purely subjective, although I suppose you could quantify it in a way by polling viewers. But even then, there is no real standard, is there?<br /> <br /> The second will be speculative. We can gather evidence and indicators. Is there a trend that is uninterrupted? Is there a sharp movement one way or the other? Even with that, we will have no way to know whether what will happen differs from what would have happened if only ...
As usual, you make two good points.

The first prediction is purely subjective, although I suppose you could quantify it in a way by polling viewers. But even then, there is no real standard, is there?

The second will be speculative. We can gather evidence and indicators. Is there a trend that is uninterrupted? Is there a sharp movement one way or the other? Even with that, we will have no way to know whether what will happen differs from what would have happened if only ...]]> http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2012/10/02/two-debate-predictions#c34047 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:41:10 +0000 The Heathen Republican [Visitor] c34044@http://www.fairandunbalanced.com/ We can determine the truth of the first one, at least in terms of opinion. But the second is a prediction that can never be proven/disproven.<br /> <br /> Unless you want to go on the record that one candidate is currently leading and will win in November...
Unless you want to go on the record that one candidate is currently leading and will win in November...]]> http://fairandunbalanced.com/blog1.php/2012/10/02/two-debate-predictions#c34044