Show me the historical data saying functional adult literacy has never been higher than 25% in the U.S., and I’ll reconsider. Absent that, you’re just believing what you want to and upset your belief got challenged with facts, and I’m not going off on a longitudinal excursion for you.
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HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 days agoI described a shift over time and your rebuttal was arguing over a single point in time.
Powderhorn@beehaw.org 3 days ago
Quexotic@beehaw.org 3 days ago
en.wikipedia.org/…/Literacy_in_the_United_States
It’s gone down a ways. It’s kinda bad.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 days ago
You’re right, it has gotten worse. Thanks for providing the appropriate evidence.
Quexotic@beehaw.org 1 day ago
You’re welcome. Here’s the Wikipedia donation page. They did the work, I just googled.
donate.wikimedia.org/w/index.php
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 day ago
Yeah, but you also put together an argument that addressed the key issue.