I don’t think you understand what “anecdotal evidence” means. From Wikipedia:
“Accounts of direct personal experience are commonly equated to anecdotal evidence where the evidence is anecdote, hearsay or represents a conclusion deduced from generalization. Unlike anecdotal evidence, the reliability of accounts of personal experience is normally capable of assessment for legal proceedings.”
But enough nitpicking already. My point is, you really don’t know anything about seminary-age girls and their considerations for seminary, so your opinion is understandably based on a very nebulous understanding of teenage girls and their seminaries. The academic and/or intellectual content of a seminary is a factor in every sem girl’s decision, whether she is looking for that content or not. Of course, if there are other factors that are much more important to a person, they will probably trump. But a lot of people do rank seminaries by their intellectual value.
And I don’t know what you think personal attacks add to your argument. They are pointless, really.
(For the record, I’d just like to say that I really agree with you on the smoking thread. I think I’ll toodle on over there now. 🙂 )