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Originally Posted by Tophat665
If you can't argue the conclusion, argue the math. I believe that is what is called a <a href-="http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/straw-man.html">Strawman</a>.
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Slow down there a just a moment.
I'm not arguing the gross conclusion of the study--that Bush supporters are less informed about the specific items included in the questionnaire than are supporters of Kerry, I'm addressing the question of bias.
Yes, I too have a hard time understanding the fervent support for Bush, but then again, I had a hard time understanding the fervent support for Clinton as well.
But the study does have a built in bias. My point is that it was not constructed to determine which group had a more accurate perception of world view (as determined by a survey of 10 national newspapers), it was worded so as to measure which group thought the world view was greater than or less than a 50% approval rate.
It's like on "The Price Is Right," when they say "whoever get the closest without going over (the price)" This is not the same as saying whoever get the closest.
My point is simply this. There is room for people in both camps to be wrong about the degree of approval or disapproval of world opinion. But the questionnaire only measures being wrong in one direction.