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Comprehensive, Luis.

News and opinion are each valuable but MUST be distinguished from each other, and we run into breakdowns when they get confused.

Similarly, evidence and anecdotal require containment, although both perform harmoniously and are equally valuable. The former consists of facts, and the latter illustrates what is happening.

I recall a dinner party conversation:

"Volvos are advertised on TV as the safest car on the market. But are they? Surely it's simply sales hype?"

"Absolutely NOT!

My uncle had a Volvo.

Drove it off a cliff.

The car bounced and rolled several times before swiveling to a stop at the bottom.

My uncle?

Completely UNHARMED!"

-- the guest was an artist and not a mathematician.

Best.

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Kerry Landon-Lane
Kerry Landon-Lane

Written by Kerry Landon-Lane

OP-ED writer, designer and artist. Most recently returned to architecture and deliberately presents the subject void of buildings.

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