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Proof-Variation7005 t1_iriyfl6 wrote

Reply to comment by hurricanetruther in Providence City Council looks to ban cannabis use in parks by GhostOpera406

Most likely, they asked a bunch of people and used a couple of quotes representative of what was said by everyone. Nobody’s claiming that makes for a scientific poll or something, just that there’s some differing opinions by people who happened to be at the park or wherever they set up shop for the story.

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hurricanetruther t1_irj60vc wrote

The reporters claimed that residents appeared split on the issue. That's a statement which carries weight. Now you could argue, well, "appear" is in the eye of the beholder, and if you asked a few people what they thought, and you got a mixed bag, then that "appears" like Providence is split, even if that's not the case. But that would be disingenuous or incompetent.

Either write honestly, like, we were on location at Roger Williams Park and asked some people what they thought and here are two quotes to show "both sides"--or report on it seriously. Claiming that Providence's residents appear split on the issue based on a handful of conversations held at one location at one time of day is, to put it mildly, unsupported.

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