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Deborah Roberts's avatar

Well done.

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Wendy Schwarz's avatar

Thanks for so clearly pointing out how the “stretch” works. It would be wise to keep this in mind when reading any opinion piece, whether we agree or disagree with the author’s view.

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David Roberts's avatar

including my own writing!

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Linda Breskin's avatar

Interesting. How does one measure "stretch"/

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David Roberts's avatar

Outside of the realm of numbers and statistics, I don't think you can measure magnitude; it's a qualitative assessment.

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Linda Breskin's avatar

My point exactly. I am wondering if the election of some candidates will show any trend in terms of public opinion on these issues but I doubt it.

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Linda Breskin's avatar

As far as the youth population- time will tell

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