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Invoking "vocal minority"/"silent majority"

StormtroperStormtroper
edited 2011-04-01 17:02:43 in General
Since this is normally used to deflect arguments based on anecdotical evidence, I don't mind this as much as it normally would, but it bugs me when people take for granted that  the people who don't speak up conveniently agrees with them, without offering a good reason as to why this is the case.

Comments

  • LongfellowLongfellow
    La vie en rose
    Google says:

    "Silent majority": 2,660,000
    "Vocal minority": 1,130,000
    "Silent minority": 175,000
    "Vocal majority": 51,500
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