Re:Smear campaign against Wikileaks begins
by yummyfajitas on Saturday August 21, 2010 @12:06PM
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I'm not disputing that "most" is unproven. I'm just pointing out your appeal to emotion.
At least 1 in 10 rape accusers are liars. Pointing out this fact does not do a disservice to actual rape victims. It simply gives us a prior for determining whether these women are actually rape victims.
(I.e., before knowing any facts about this case, we can conclude that a rape accuser is 92% likely to deserve sympathy and 8% likely to deserve jail time.)
At least 1 in 10 rape accusers are liars. Pointing out this fact does not do a disservice to actual rape victims. It simply gives us a prior for determining whether these women are actually rape victims.
(I.e., before knowing any facts about this case, we can conclude that a rape accuser is 92% likely to deserve sympathy and 8% likely to deserve jail time.)