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Re:Why we should care about the Nate Silver vs. Nassim Taleb... by scythe on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @04:49AM (#18705508)
Not "extremely probable" -- it says "extremely possible", which is a malapropism or a new phrase. It's easy to mistake because it has no clear meaning. The comparison, though, does not appear to be D's win vs D's lose, but D's win by more than X vs D's lose, and the latter clearly (imo) suggests D is favored to win.
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Re:Why we should care about the Nate Silver vs. Nassim Taleb... by JadeNB on Tuesday December 18, 2018 @06:57AM (#18705892)
> Not "extremely probable" -- it says "extremely possible", which is a malapropism or a new phrase. It's easy to mistake because it has no clear meaning.

Indeed, despite quoting it in my response, I made exactly that mistake. Thanks!

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