User talk:InternationalistChap
One-child Policy
[edit]I understand that alleged implies that the assertion that there has been an effect on birth reduction at all is in dispute but it shouldn't be replaced with "overstatement of the effect on birth reduction". It is a subsection of the criticism section and the header should not imply that criticism is overstated which that header does. Maybe something simply like "Birth Reduction" because that would show what the subsection is about which is the one-child policy's effect on birth reduction. And to be clear good-faith edits simply mean that the edits were made in good-faith without intent to vandalize. SantiLak (talk) 23:22, 29 August 2014 (UTC)
- Ah, I think I see the problem; I'm not saying that the criticism of the policy's effect on fertility is overstated, I am saying that the criticism is that the government's claims of the policy's effect on fertility are overstated; i.e. China, quoting Zhai, is claiming that the one child policy has had the positive effect of preventing 400 million births--the criticism is that this positive effect has been exaggerated/overstated and may be half as significant as it is claimed. Thus, the criticism itself is that there has been an Overstatement of [the policy's] effect on birth reduction.
- I know it would be a long subsection title but adding "the policy's" in the heading would help. SantiLak (talk) 00:36, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, after trying to explain it I can easily see how it could be confusing, I'll change it now! InternationalistChap (talk) 01:38, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
- I know it would be a long subsection title but adding "the policy's" in the heading would help. SantiLak (talk) 00:36, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
- Ah, I think I see the problem; I'm not saying that the criticism of the policy's effect on fertility is overstated, I am saying that the criticism is that the government's claims of the policy's effect on fertility are overstated; i.e. China, quoting Zhai, is claiming that the one child policy has had the positive effect of preventing 400 million births--the criticism is that this positive effect has been exaggerated/overstated and may be half as significant as it is claimed. Thus, the criticism itself is that there has been an Overstatement of [the policy's] effect on birth reduction.