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Re:People from Mexico show stunning amount of genetic diversity by tptacek on Friday September 09, 2016 @05:49PM (#12466299)
Your rhetorical strategy here is to try to shift the burden for your argument back to me?

I'm especially amused by the fact that you tried to deploy this clever switcheroo after having your source shot down, and without acknowledging that fact.

My advice is: just give up on the argument. People are people.

Re:People from Mexico show stunning amount of genetic diversity by ebfe on Friday September 09, 2016 @06:16PM (#12466440)
I didn't acknowledge your criticism of the source because it doesn't seem to reflect a look at the paper, let alone an earnest analysis of it. The response rate for the survey was explicitly stated as 20%, well in line with expected response rates for these sort of external surveys. Your figure of 7% seems to be invented whole cloth.

That, along with your characterization of my response as a "rhetorical strategy", makes it quite clear you don't have any interest in engaging in the topic critically.

To anyone reading, I encourage you to open the study, Ctrl-F for tptacek's "7%". Confirm for yourself whether or not he's being honest, and consider what that implies about our respective positions.

Re:People from Mexico show stunning amount of genetic diversity by tptacek on Friday September 09, 2016 @07:42PM (#12466817)
You're right. I'm wrong. I had accidentally used the total number of targets from a previous study to calculate that percentage.

A total of 1345 people received emails.

The questions about ethnic differences were answered by 71 respondents.

The actual rate was 5%.

I regret the error.

The abstract itself cites the low response rate. It's a stated problem with the survey. How are you not familiar with the document you brought to the debate?

Re:People from Mexico show stunning amount of genetic diversity by tptacek on Saturday September 10, 2016 @08:29AM (#12468888)
You got real quiet there. Anything else to add?