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How children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. Unfortunately, we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society. It is a grave mistake to theorize before one has data. The following appeared in a newspaper feature story. At the small, nonprofit hospital in the town of Saluda, the average length of a patients stay is two days; at the large, for-profit hospital in the nearby city of Megaville, the average patient stay is six days. Also, the cure rate among patients in the Saluda hospital is about twice that of the Megaville hospital. The Saluda hospital has more employees per patient than the hospital in Megaville, and there are few complaints about service at the local hospital. Such data indicate that treatment in smaller, nonprofit hospitals is more economical and of better quality than treatment in larger, for-profit hospitals. To be an effective leader, a public official must maintain the highest ethical and moral standards. Issue 119 When research priorities are being set for science, education, or any other area, the most important question to consider is: How many peoples lives will be improved if the results are successful? Argument Argument 161 In a study of reading habits of Leeville citizens conducted by the University of Leeville, most respondents said they preferred literary classics as reading material. However, a follow-up study conducted by the same researchers found that the type of book most frequently checked out of each of the public libraries in Leeville was the mystery novel. Therefore, it can be concluded that the respondents in the first study had misrepresented their reading habits. | 
