Probability in Your Profession: Political Journalist
A journalist calls almost every probability 'too close to call.'
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Political Journalist (probability of election outcome): "the threat is real" and "a distinct possibility" (near 0) · "too close to call" (almost everything) · "far from certain" and "still in doubt" (near 1)