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This one talks about it: https://youtu.be/uMVnhJEDQtg
youtube videos are not polls
Are you sure? I know someone on Facebook that seems to think YouTube videos are irrefutable evidence of pretty much whatever they claim.
yeah, i saw this youtube video about how they’re very unreliable
The like/dislike ratio used to be a poll of sorts.
i stand by my prior statement
He discusses actual polls you can look up? This isn't a video just saying things it has data
videos that mention data i could look up is exactly what i’m talking about…
gimme the data, not some schmoo talking about how they misunderstand some data….
there are infinite, strongly opinionated, youtube videos for every conclusion that inaccurately represents some sort of data….
By that logic any article from a news distributor is garbage. Which while true, you can find the original story from a new wire. Sourcing points is key but having someone write a table of authorities when they can link a video with their thoughts and data is fine
Nope, if it's a youtube video then it's garbage on youtube that I'm not gonna watch. A link to a reputable news organization's website says a hell of a lot more about its credibility, every time.
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In the first minute of the video he talks about the pool done by Echelon Insights where they actually checked the exact same people.