NAP writer dismantles the logic behind UH’s claim that acquiring a second radio station will improve its chances of attaining “Tier One” status:

In other words, despite claims to the contrary, acquiring another radio station is unlikely to affect UH’s Tier status.

Note that she doesn’t say that acquiring another radio station will affect UH’s status; she says that some other Tier One universities have two radio stations. Subtle. We all know about the relationship between correlation and causation, so if you stop to think about what she’s saying, you realize she’s saying nothing. And even if others say that there is a causal relationship between having two radio stations and becoming Tier One, you can’t pin any of that flawed logic on Dr. Khator, because she doesn’t directly say a new radio station will make any difference.

Don’t be fooled. They’ve given you their criteria for being Tier One. A new radio station has nothing to do with those criteria.

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