More than one-third of Americans believe Israel is committing genocide, poll shows

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More than one-third of Americans believe Israel is committing genocide, poll shows
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Actually 1/3 said it is genocide, 1/3 said it isn’t, and 1/3 said they didn’t know

That means

  1. 1/3 believe it's genocide
  2. 1/3 believe it's not
  3. 2/3 do not believe it's genocide

I see what you're trying to say, but that's not really true. You could say, "2/3 of people would not say they thought it was a genocide," but that's not the same as saying, "2/3 do not believe it's genocide."

It's a small but important distinction. It's the equivalent of saying, "1/3 of people are religious, 1/3 of people are atheist, and 1/3 of people are agnostic," and then trying to say that means, "2/3 of people don't believe in God," instead of, "2/3 of people aren't religious."

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