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Old 08-17-2003, 09:00 PM   #8
Yui Unifex
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Absolutely right. People tend to get skewed easily by logical fallacies and petty things. It's why marketing consists of more than just stating the facts about a particular product or service =).

The request puts us at a unique position though, because the_logos never requested that the value be an accurate depiction of whatever is being rated. A 'general consensus' is what people think, not necessarily the way things actually are. If you wanted the way things actually are then a general consensus is not sufficient. In that case you would probably require more expert-level rating based on some criteria. The general consensus is, however, good for finding who people think is the best role-player, because what people think is the thing it is most adept at gauging.
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