Should Sales be used in arguments about quality?

I see countless threads where people completely disregard one another and simply cite sales as ownage.  Is this a legitimate way to argue? I think not.

Your opinions

I see countless threads where people completely disregard one another and simply cite sales as ownage.  Is this a legitimate way to argue? I think not.

Your opinions

callmewaffle

[QUOTE="callmewaffle"]

I see countless threads where people completely disregard one another and simply cite sales as ownage.  Is this a legitimate way to argue? I think not.

Your opinions

axt113

I'm talking about quality not quantity.  Quantity is irrelevant when discussing stuff like exclusives and promising titles, its brought up WAY too often in threads not concerning sales.

[QUOTE="axt113"][QUOTE="callmewaffle"]

I see countless threads where people completely disregard one another and simply cite sales as ownage. Is this a legitimate way to argue? I think not.

Your opinions

callmewaffle

I'm talking about quality not quantity. Quantity is irrelevant when discussing stuff like exclusives and promising titles, its brought up WAY too often in threads not concerning sales.

[QUOTE="axt113"][QUOTE="callmewaffle"]

I see countless threads where people completely disregard one another and simply cite sales as ownage.  Is this a legitimate way to argue? I think not.

Your opinions

callmewaffle

I'm talking about quality not quantity.  Quantity is irrelevant when discussing stuff like exclusives and promising titles, its brought up WAY too often in threads not concerning sales.

I see countless threads where people completely disregard one another and simply cite sales as ownage.  Is this a legitimate way to argue? I think not.

Your opinions

callmewaffle

I see countless threads where people completely disregard one another and simply cite sales as ownage. Is this a legitimate way to argue? I think not.

Your opinions

callmewaffle

Using sales to say one product is better than the other is fallacious. Give reasons WHY it sold as well as it did. Sales is a measurement- not ammunition.musicalmac

If sales determine what's the best then a Ford Mustang is better than a Ferreri and NSync is better than Jimmy Hendrix.ramey70

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]Using sales to say one product is better than the other is fallacious. Give reasons WHY it sold as well as it did. Sales is a measurement- not ammunition.Ontain

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]Using sales to say one product is better than the other is fallacious. Give reasons WHY it sold as well as it did. Sales is a measurement- not ammunition.Ontain

[QUOTE="Ontain"][QUOTE="musicalmac"]Using sales to say one product is better than the other is fallacious. Give reasons WHY it sold as well as it did. Sales is a measurement- not ammunition.Ontain

Using sales to say one product is better than the other is fallacious. Give reasons WHY it sold as well as it did. Sales is a measurement- not ammunition.musicalmac

Sales are the aggregate of all reasons why a product is better than another one.  The problem with evaluating products on a qualitative level is everyone's evaluation of quality is different.  That is why to scientifically evaluate something, we have to look at the statistics.  Sales are the best statistic for evaluating a product because that indicates the number of people who, for whatever reason, decided that the product was worth playing, so much that they bought it. 

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]Using sales to say one product is better than the other is fallacious. Give reasons WHY it sold as well as it did. Sales is a measurement- not ammunition.arbiter1024

Sales are the aggregate of all reasons why a product is better than another one.  The problem with evaluating products on a qualitative level is everyone's evaluation of quality is different.  That is why to scientifically evaluate something, we have to look at the statistics.  Sales are the best statistic for evaluating a product because that indicates the number of people who, for whatever reason, decided that the product was worth playing, so much that they bought it. 

[QUOTE="musicalmac"]Using sales to say one product is better than the other is fallacious. Give reasons WHY it sold as well as it did. Sales is a measurement- not ammunition.arbiter1024

Sales are the aggregate of all reasons why a product is better than another one.  The problem with evaluating products on a qualitative level is everyone's evaluation of quality is different.  That is why to scientifically evaluate something, we have to look at the statistics.  Sales are the best statistic for evaluating a product because that indicates the number of people who, for whatever reason, decided that the product was worth playing, so much that they bought it.