A little less, others more.
It is simple when drawn in a diagram, but when you try to explain it in words, it is so complicated that people get confused and think in a strange way.
https://gyazo.com/9041fc30ff4f650ce7eadd330672b421
https://gyazo.com/1c306ac763c3662fb3565fa6b68337af
If the quantity of one thing A does not decrease, but the quantity of another thing B increases, then the proportion of A in the total of A and B will decrease.
Although it looks obvious in the figure, some people focus on the words "decrease or not decrease" and think in a way that blurs the distinction between quantity and percentage. When we're talking about "decreasing proportions," it doesn't matter whether the quantity is decreasing or not, because even if the quantity of A is increasing, if the quantity of B is increasing faster, then the proportion of A is decreasing.
Error in considering 99% as 100%.
https://gyazo.com/396926629757a721d3d74f2e65f3521a
Mistaking or claiming "something that already exists as a fact" for "something that does not."
The premise is at odds with those who know "there is."
https://gyazo.com/6bad9ea71d62e9a6f625bf2e94a78038
The fallacy that what we have now will be maintained in the future in the same quantity as it is now.
Most of the time it will increase or decrease, but implicitly assumes that the same amount will be maintained without considering the possibility of such an increase or decrease
https://gyazo.com/b1c3baf6693680f73ff4675ac2c8659f
Some people argue that it's "going down" and say, "I don't think it's going away!" Some people argue that "it's not going away!
You mischaracterize the claim of "decrease" as a claim of "disappearance," and then argue against it.
It's just useless noise because the premise is false.
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