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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Extrapolation means ‘estimating or concluding something that existing trends will continue or a current method will remain applicable’ by the definition I see in front of me right now.
Extrapolation is not a lie. It is a reasonable conclusion based on the evidence.
You, however, may choose to use alternative evidence to extrapolate from.
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Extrapolation may not be a lie, but saying
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Reasons given included ... ...an unwillingness to buy EU goods given the attitude of the EU to trade with us in recent months.
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when that reason wasn't given, or even mentioned, isn't extrapolation...
Or are you saying that would have been the answer to a question the survey didn't ask, but if they did, it would have been that?