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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 10 May 2014
kirby007 said:
Its human to judge an argument on the person who made it, but is it correct? I doubt it

That's called an Ad Hominem fallacy.

fal·la·cy
ˈfaləsē/
noun
  
  1. a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
    "the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy"
    synonyms: misconception, misbelief, delusion, mistaken impression, error,misapprehension, misinterpretation, misconstruction, mistake; More
    • LOGIC
      a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.
    • faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument.
      "the potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem"
    • Its not correct.
    • /answer


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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 10 May 2014
Rakim69 said:

I'm an alternate account.


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kirby007 on 10 May 2014
Dr.Henry_Killinger said:
kirby007 said:
Its human to judge an argument on the person who made it, but is it correct? I doubt it

That's called an Ad Hominem fallacy.

fal·la·cy
ˈfaləsē/
noun
  
  1. a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
    "the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy"
    synonyms: misconception, misbelief, delusion, mistaken impression, error,misapprehension, misinterpretation, misconstruction, mistake; More
    • LOGIC
      a failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.
    • faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument.
      "the potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem"
    • Its not correct.
    • /answer

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Xenostar on 10 May 2014
kirby007 said:
random15 said:
Hmmm who should I trust on NPD's accuracy Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft, or just a random poster on a sales tracking website. Nothing is 100% accurate there is always room and sources of error. NPD of course is not 100% correct but is the best thing we got, and if the big three use their data then that should be good enough for you and us.

This is where you are wrong, I'm not saying they aren't trustworthy, quite the opposite. read more then just the title please.

@ bolded why keep the status quo?


We should strive for more accurate numbers than the current status quo, but accepting any other source or numbers, when we  know there worse is silly, If VGC was more accurate than NPD, they wouldnt adjust there numbers every month after NPD.  So its clear VGC even accepts there more accurate.