These results do not square with expert predictions
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="These">These</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="here">here</span>?</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="won">won</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> (<span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>).</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="certain">certain</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="results">results</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span>, <span word="please">please</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="match">match</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="equal">equal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="length">length</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="squares">squares</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> (<span word="form">form</span>).</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="squares">squares</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="conform">conform</span> (<span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="form">form</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span>, <span word="incompatible">incompatible</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="witness">witness</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>.</p>
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