ext_234665 ([identity profile] firstfrost.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] firstfrost 2008-06-04 05:24 pm (UTC)

But it seems like this is a statistical premise, not a logical one.

Yes. The fact that it's not cited makes it seem to me like it is an underlying axiom being taken for granted, and not a data point being used in constructing the logical argument.

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