Timeline for What constitutes an opinion-based question?
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| Aug 23, 2019 at 8:08 | comment | added | Steven Jeuris Mod | Fully with you on this one, @Arnon! And, as @Bryan states, the current answer does have value. The potential of causing offense should not stop us from talking about subjects like this. We should simply stay considerate, as should those that might get offended. I did add a post notice that references are needed, though. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 20:36 | comment | added | Arnon Weinberg Mod | Sometimes questions openly solicit opinions, as in "please discuss" or "what do you think" or "what are some possibilities". I edited this out of the question, and deleted the comment that it invites opinions, as it no longer does. It is also possible for questions to elicit opinions unintentionally due to vague or ambiguous language. There are certainly topics that elicit opinions regardless of the question's quality, and there are questions for which authoritative answers don't exist yet, but that is not a reason to close them - a simple answer "this is not yet known" is also valid. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 14:02 | answer | added | StrongBad | timeline score: 7 | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 13:50 | comment | added | StrongBad | In the strictest sense, why is a causation word and therefore it is unlikely that a proper study can be conducted. I think objective reasoning can be used to look at correlated factors and still be informative. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 13:50 | comment | added | Bryan Krause Mod | The existing answer I think has some value though I also find it a bit offensive. At a minimum, it shows that what it means for someone to describe themselves as trans is complex and the meaning is not the same everywhere. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 13:49 | comment | added | Bryan Krause Mod | I looked at the reference the OP included to support the ratios and frankly I think it gives the best answer that will be possible without opinion. In summary, people have different reasons for how they identify, non-binary categories matter as Chris points out, and estimates of trans populations is inherently inaccurate and undersampled. It's not really possible to say whether the observed ratios are "correct" from various ratios. I might take the time to post that non-answer answer but otherwise I agree it's not going to get the answer OP wants. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 9:13 | comment | added | Steven Jeuris Mod | Thank you for generalizing this and moving this to meta! I presume Arnon removed all comments since they were getting out of hand and a large part of them were addressed. However, your concern that this is opinion-based was removed in the process, as well as your helpful comment regarding non-binary individuals. I edited/undeleted this. | |
| Aug 22, 2019 at 7:51 | history | edited | Chris Rogers | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 22, 2019 at 7:45 | history | asked | Chris Rogers | CC BY-SA 4.0 |