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_qhtn
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How Neglecting Minorities in Medical Research Has ...
1/3 + 1/3 = 2/3
m1el
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By your own logic, the "majority" is going to be 1/3, which is self-defeating.
blaurenceclark
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Incorrect, the actual definition is "Majority minority"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_minority
azernik
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That just means that there is
no
majority.
blaurenceclark
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The actual phrase is "Majority minority"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_minority
m1el
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Then there's no minority either, so the word "minority" is not applicable. No matter how you look at it, the statement is absolutely ridiculous.
_qhtn
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