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Re:The public do not understand logarithmic graphs used to p... by redis_mlc on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @06:32PM (#23252770)
Blaming the people you're trying to communicate with is not a winning move.

When you look at the 2 graphs side-by-side, as in the article, it's apparent which conveys more meaning (the linear one), unless I suppose you read log graphs all day. The public does not.

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Re:The public do not understand logarithmic graphs used to p... by mytailorisrich on Thursday May 21, 2020 @04:03AM (#23255917)
Blaming would be to claim that it is their fault for not understanding. Here it is not blame, it is a statement that anything above the most basic maths concepts will stump a surprisingly large number of people. I'm not sure 'surprisingly' is the right word but here it is.
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