Or
You could have just pointed out that he banded out a 2M figure without source/reference, straight after claiming GP resorts to hyperbole.
Edit: yeah, I fucked that one up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaBt_bXlXmk
We know.
(, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 10:35, Reply)
The lack of reference is a problem;
but though the 2m figure seems high, it's not completely crazy. Like, not orders-of-magnitude crazy. Vitamin A deficiency does have a high morbidity and mortality rate (mainly among infants) - and so while it probably doesn't kill 2m directly, that it might be a contributory factor to that many deaths isn't really hyperbolic.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 10:46,
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Not saying that
The figure is irrelevant, ANY figure is irrelevant, unless you provide source, no?
It grates on me he admonishes the lack of "science" while doing the exact same thing. Would have thought he'd be up on that.
(, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 10:53, Reply)
It could easily be relevant.
However, a source (or some account of how the figure was derived) would make it more credible.
It'd be fallacious to think that a source is necessary for relevance, though.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 10:56,
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Again I'm not saying that.
I wouldn't be surprised at that figure at all, and it didn't look odd. Perhaps it's my own issue, but surely if you were to call someone out on hyperbole, you'd at least back up your own figures from the outset.
Although this is the internet i 'spose.
(, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 11:04, Reply)
And it is Prager "University".
So, yeah. We shouldn't expect too much.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 11:08,
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well if everyone cited sources during a speech they'll start to sound like a wiki artical.
However 30 seconds of digging backs up the statement....
"Golden Rice has the potential to prevent the death of 2 million of the worlds poorest children every year"
With a report from the WHO
"Improved vitamin A nutriture would be expected to prevent approximately
1-2 million deaths annually among children aged 1-4 years. "
whqlibdoc.who.int/bulletin/1992/Vol70-No2/bulletin_1992_70(2)_225-232.pdf
And apparently Vitamin A deficiency is also the leading cause of blindness in children.
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Cerebus Sticky! Sticky! Stick! Stick!, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 11:56,
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Sperm is a good source of vitamin A.
So we should send Gary Glitter back to Southeast Asia and he could provide supplements to the deprived kids.
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MyFrontFellOff ; his mouth full of teddies, urinating defiantly, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 12:17,
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"Cornish people eat pasties...
...because the crust keeps the evidence off their fingers"1
1/,UK census 2001.
Cool :-)
(, Thu 30 Jul 2015, 12:34, Reply)