From the accepted answer: If you read deeper in the Forbes article, it tells you that what the survey actually found was that “just 66 percent of young adults aged 18 to 24 years old have "always believed the world is round."
Could it also be that up to 33% thought they were being tricked by word-play, as the earth is in fact an oblate spheroid or am I giving them too much credit? 31% of the US graduated college and some professors like to play word games meaning they are used to being tricked.
speakeron•9mo ago
Oblate spheroids are round.
Bender•9mo ago
Yes I was referring to the pedantic aspect of the terminology. Academics appear to be encouraged to be pedantic when asking and answering questions or at least that has been my observation meaning a correct answer can be wrong in their minds or to win an argument.
Bender•9mo ago
Could it also be that up to 33% thought they were being tricked by word-play, as the earth is in fact an oblate spheroid or am I giving them too much credit? 31% of the US graduated college and some professors like to play word games meaning they are used to being tricked.
speakeron•9mo ago
Bender•9mo ago