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Re:Children's arithmetic skills do not transfer between appl... by mmooss on Saturday February 08, 2025 @02:10AM (#42981095)
It's more complicated than that: One side's claim is that it's controversial.

How do we handle that? Perhaps we require them to present a strong argument for why it's controversial.

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Re:Children's arithmetic skills do not transfer between appl... by Brian_K_White on Saturday February 08, 2025 @08:07AM (#42982713)
If people argue over it, then it's controvercial. It doesn't matter if you think it should be or not. It doesn't matter how valid you think any of the arguments are.
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Re:Children's arithmetic skills do not transfer between appl... by mmooss on Saturday February 08, 2025 @04:48PM (#42986473)
That's one side's argument. You can argue with anything, and then it's 'controversial'. Round Earth vs flat? Controversial! Climate change? Controversial! Basic economics? Human rights? Freedom?
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Re:Children's arithmetic skills do not transfer between appl... by Jensson on Saturday February 08, 2025 @09:48PM (#42988029)
If there are two big sides arguing then that is the definition of controversial. Uncontroversial means there is no big opposition to it.

> You can argue with anything, and then it's 'controversial'.

Yes, that is the definition of the word. I am not sure why you try to define it as something else, something being controversial just means people don't agree about it.

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