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Actually... what Graenal says darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 25/11/2009 09:39:05 PM
I'm trying to gauge my understanding of where Nynaeve ranks compared to Graendal. I obviously have my opinion. I thought it would be helpful to get everyone else's opinion.

I purposefully framed the question the way I did. In polls, how you ask the question can determine the outcome of your answers. A great deal of research has actually gone into that whole topic. Anyway, framing the issue is important to me because it lets me steer the conversation, at least initially, in the direction I seek. I also feel I will get a more honest answer asking whether Nynaeve is "very rare" instead of asking whether Nynaeve is stronger than Graendal.

My hope is to show that everyone except a couple of people (no need to name who :wink: ) thinks Nynaeve is of "very rare" strength. By Graendal's own admission, someone who is of very rare strength is stronger than Graendal. It will make me feel better if more people agree with me than agree with *you know who*. Of course, just because more people agree with me that Nynaeve is of very rare strength, that doesn't guarantee I am right about Nynaeve being stronger than Graendal. But it does mean my position is considered the majority, and *you know who* is in the minority. Based from the responses so far, just about everybody agrees Nynaeve is of very rare strength. Nynaeve is not just "rare," she is "very rare." That makes a big difference, and that is why I put "very rare" in quotes.


Is that a woman stronger than her is "very rare". That does not mean that a woman cannot be "very rare" and still be weaker than her.

Without the proper context rare v. very rare are practically meaningless. For instance, I would consider Nynaeve of very rare or even exceedingly rare strength, but I also believe that Graendal is likely stronger than Nynaeve.
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Is Nynaeve of "very rare" strength? - 21/11/2009 02:53:22 PM 1463 Views
BS said... - 21/11/2009 02:57:58 PM 832 Views
Actually, you are adding a word that isn't there. - 21/11/2009 03:47:48 PM 1021 Views
IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 03:58:33 PM 699 Views
IMO, the above post by "Logain" is trolling and not worth the debating!! *NM* - 21/11/2009 04:01:08 PM 263 Views
I have a valid reason for asking. - 21/11/2009 04:05:52 PM 802 Views
I can assure you... - 21/11/2009 04:47:18 PM 640 Views
Re: IMO, it's self evident that the female list only contains named characters - 21/11/2009 04:09:58 PM 569 Views
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She's in the top 0.05% *NM* - 21/11/2009 11:41:42 PM 250 Views
so shes also in the top 0.1%? *NM* - 22/11/2009 12:04:00 AM 252 Views
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Yes *NM* - 21/11/2009 03:56:12 PM 245 Views
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Re: Is Nynaeve of "very rare" strength? - 21/11/2009 06:00:29 PM 550 Views
So what's the point? Why the quotes? *NM* - 21/11/2009 10:24:37 PM 240 Views
Re: So what's the point? Why the quotes? - 24/11/2009 07:31:37 PM 487 Views
Actually... what Graenal says - 25/11/2009 09:39:05 PM 544 Views
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Yes. *NM* - 24/11/2009 05:56:17 PM 268 Views
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