Re:Scores for Adults Are Dropping on Tests of Basic Skills
by lesuorac on Monday December 16, 2024 @08:52AM
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> All the required info is in the question.
I mean it's not though. The question is about "is soft" not "seems soft".
These slight of hands are pretty crucial to actually reading in the real world (or conversely, deceiving people).
It's like if you read a press release about how X is 120% better than Y. Judging from the press release, X is clearly better than Y but then if you actually do your own research you find for your workload X is actually 10% worse than Y.
I mean it's not though. The question is about "is soft" not "seems soft".
These slight of hands are pretty crucial to actually reading in the real world (or conversely, deceiving people).
It's like if you read a press release about how X is 120% better than Y. Judging from the press release, X is clearly better than Y but then if you actually do your own research you find for your workload X is actually 10% worse than Y.