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| Autobon wrote: |
No one on this board ever gave that argument. The argument that was given stated that if people lived faithfully in traditional marriage, it would decrease abortion, poverty, among other problems. Here is an article that uses statistics given by government agencies to prove this point (specifically poverty). There are hundreds, if not thousands of studies proving this same point. Same goes for abortion, abuse, etc. |
This article is about marriage against (child) poverty. It does not include same- sex marriages. Do you belive that the results would be any different if homosexual marriages wouldn't be excluded?
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| Corellias Dream wrote: |
| The article you link to states its bias in favour of marriage in its very title 'Marriage: America's greatest weapon again child poverty'. Its use of statistics is very selective and the data interpreted to support the writer's theory. |
If the statistics show that marriage decreases poverty in a substantial way, then it would not be a bias title. The research article does indeed seem to show that this is the case, using incredibly reputable sources. So I am not sure why this bothers you.
Now, similarly, I would appreciate if the statistics would show a larger span of years, for greater accuracy. However, even at two years, the numbers are pretty telling. The stats also manage to stay incredibly consistent even when including different education levels, racial differences, and ages.
Now if you have sources to counter this research, or an argument to why its wrong, I am open to hearing it.
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Although I'm quoting Autobon and Corellias Dream here this is meant more as a friendly warning for both sides: When dealing with statistics you should allways keep This and this in mind especially when we are talking about complicated and complex topics like human beings and human nature.
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