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Hmm. You can ask the question: "are most leprechauns taller than fairies?" too.
In itself, asking questions doesn't prove very much.
Yes. p=0.95.
The point was that merely asking a question proves very little.
For another example, one can ask whether felines are smarter than cats (on average).
That's a coherent question - and its answer is "no".
But everyone knows that LEPRecon (Lower Elements Police reconnaissance division) is a job title and leprechauns are, in fact, fairies. This leads me to approximate the question and answer "most leprechauns are above average fairy height". This is to be expected for cops in general, above or below ground.
It seems that even if leprechauns are fairies the concepts are distinct.