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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 6758448" data-attributes="member: 6779310"><p>Reviews CAN be wrong. When they are not reviewing the correct item, or when the reviewer chooses to ignore the content to rail on something else, or when they make claims of fact that are fictional.</p><p></p><p>io9 makes a few false claims stated as fact. They lay the implication on real thick that it was advertised as a whole-realms book, then judge it based upon that bizarre and fallacious mis-perception of what it's supposed to be.</p><p></p><p>Let's reduce their review to main points only.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong> it's not a whole realms book</strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><u><em>The covertext makes it sound like a whole realms book</em></u></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's too short for the price</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>It isn't useful enough for the price</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">it's providing very basic overview of what it covers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">That basic overview isn't needed</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>all that overview is rehash</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>it lacks enough crunch</em></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>The crunch it has is good</em></li> </ul><p>The bolded is a factual claim they make. And it happens to be true. </p><p>The underlined one is an opinion based upon an inferred false claim: the implied "it's supposed to have been" LIE they told themselves before looking at it.</p><p>The italics are opinion statements - which while they can't be wrong in and of themselves, they can be based upon wrong data, and thus invalid.</p><p>That it's a basic overview is arguable, but, essentially, a factual claim. That a basic overview isn't needed is provably false. If even one player needs that and finds it, it's a false "fact"...</p><p></p><p>That the price is too high for a book that size? Well, it's the same price for same page count as FFG or MWP charge. So, again, a false claim, but only because it's based upon the size. The later claim that it's not worth the price, that's opinion, and that's thus not a false claim.</p><p></p><p>At this point, I'm inclined to accuse io9's reviewer of being INTENTIONALLY deceitful. It might just be that he/she/it is a total asshat, or an ignoramus, but given the tone, and the opening line, no, it looks like intentional defamation of the product with included lies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 6758448, member: 6779310"] Reviews CAN be wrong. When they are not reviewing the correct item, or when the reviewer chooses to ignore the content to rail on something else, or when they make claims of fact that are fictional. io9 makes a few false claims stated as fact. They lay the implication on real thick that it was advertised as a whole-realms book, then judge it based upon that bizarre and fallacious mis-perception of what it's supposed to be. Let's reduce their review to main points only. [list][*][B] it's not a whole realms book[/B] [*][U][I]The covertext makes it sound like a whole realms book[/I][/U] [*]It's too short for the price [*][I]It isn't useful enough for the price[/i] [*]it's providing very basic overview of what it covers [*]That basic overview isn't needed [*][I]all that overview is rehash[/I] [*][I]it lacks enough crunch[/I] [*][I]The crunch it has is good[/I][/list] The bolded is a factual claim they make. And it happens to be true. The underlined one is an opinion based upon an inferred false claim: the implied "it's supposed to have been" LIE they told themselves before looking at it. The italics are opinion statements - which while they can't be wrong in and of themselves, they can be based upon wrong data, and thus invalid. That it's a basic overview is arguable, but, essentially, a factual claim. That a basic overview isn't needed is provably false. If even one player needs that and finds it, it's a false "fact"... That the price is too high for a book that size? Well, it's the same price for same page count as FFG or MWP charge. So, again, a false claim, but only because it's based upon the size. The later claim that it's not worth the price, that's opinion, and that's thus not a false claim. At this point, I'm inclined to accuse io9's reviewer of being INTENTIONALLY deceitful. It might just be that he/she/it is a total asshat, or an ignoramus, but given the tone, and the opening line, no, it looks like intentional defamation of the product with included lies. [/QUOTE]
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