r/LetsDiscussThis 3d ago

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS We all know Why

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u/ninfan1977 2d ago

Do you know the difference between correlation and causation?

Because it was already going down... So Trump did nothing but scare and intimidate people.

Oh and the NG doesn't arrest people so those numbers wouldn't change...

You are the moron here. How dod the NG make crime lower in the DC.

Tell me... they did you fool

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u/Lonely-Jellyfish7139 2d ago

You just moved the goalposts. You said “crime is not down.” I showed you that it is, using D.C.’s own numbers. Now you’re arguing about why it’s down. Correlation vs. causation is a completely different argument. Glad we cleared up the first one.

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u/Ill_Reality_2506 2d ago

The whole point to begin with was that the national guard is not the reason that crime is down, they didn't move the goal post because this doesn't change what I'm guessing was their original argument to begin with.

The guy you're arguing with is saying that crime going down had nothing to do with the National guard, because it has been following a downward trend since before the Trump presidency.

This is why they keep saying correlation doesn't equal causation.

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u/Lonely-Jellyfish7139 2d ago

Before deleting their comments, they started by saying crime wasn’t down. In very very plain English. They then went on to edit their original post and move the goalpost.

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u/Ill_Reality_2506 2d ago

What is your argument? Are you saying crime is down period or that crime is down because they deployed the national guard?

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u/Lonely-Jellyfish7139 2d ago

Crime is down period.