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I remember learning about an ex prisoner who was brought to America to help train the soldiers. But the details escape me. Can anyone provide details to who he was? | Those clues are kind of vague, but one possible candidate *might* be Casimir Pulaski. He was an effective cavalry officer who was embroiled in the chaos of Poland in the later 18th c. and fought on a losing side, but while he was tried and condemned and his possessions confiscated, he'd fled to France by then. So, "ex... | The ex-prisoner mentioned is most likely Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, also known as Pomp. He was the son of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau, and accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition as a young child.<br />Jean-Baptiste was born in 1805 and captured by the Hidatsa tribe at a young age. He spent several years liv... | null | null | human | machine | -1 | null | null | The question does not contain false assumptions.
Answer B fails to consider the question asks about a person who was brought to the United States - their candidate was in the US the entire time.
Answer A does address all aspects and provides a source. Answer B is quite long, describes the life of a man who cannot be t... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
There are lots of interesting religious relics listed on Wikipedia like [Mary Magdalene's skull] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relics_of_Mary_Magdalene?wprov=sfla1).<br />How would a church have come by something like this and how likely is this to be real (by which I mean the skull belonging to the real historical fi... | The thing is that whether or not a relic is 'real' is sometimes not the point. More can always be said on the matter if anyone would like to explore this topic, so if you can contribute your knowledge, please don't let this linkdrop stop you! For the meantime, OP, I commend to your attention u/WelfOnTheShelf's [post on... | The church could have come by the skull in a number of ways. It could have been donated by a follower of Mary Magdalene, or it could have been acquired through trade or purchase. It is also possible that the skull was taken from Magdalene's tomb after her death.<br />There is no way to know for sure if the skull is rea... | null | null | human | machine | 1 | null | null | The question does not contain false assumptions.
Answer A does not answer the question at all. Answer B answers most of the question, but could have additional examples of relics rather than the well know shroud of Turin. It also does not include sources, and sounds like someone who has a general knowledge of the sub... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
What were the differences (if any) in the standard protective finishes on firearms from WWI to WWII?<br />I'm struggling to find conclusive details on the protective finishes used on historical firearms.<br />While browning has been around for centuries, blueing seems to be almost universally preferred for firearms. Ho... | As you likely have noticed, there are LOTS of ways to blue a firearm. What makes it confusing is that both browning and blueing are making an iron oxide layer, and a blued finish will, on exposure to the elements ( like, someone goes hunting) bit by bit revert to regular brown rust, so quite a lot of guns are now brown... | There is some debate over the protective finishes used on firearms during WWI and WWII. Some say that the firearms were blued, while others claim that they were simply painted with radiator paint. Still others believe that the firearms were anodized, though this seems unlikely based on examples that have been found. It... | null | null | human | machine | -1 | null | null | Answer A is the best answer as Answer B is just a repeat of the original question.
Answer A has no grammar issues, is well-formulated, does not contain irrelevant into, and contains factual information.
Answer A provides sources and expert explanation of the timeline from 1800s-1912 and how firearms were finished. | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
When the joint-stock company was first invented, was there a lot of pushback on the concept? What were some of the concerns? Also any recommended books on the invention of the concept would be much appreciated! | An early form of joint stock ventures appeared in Assyria by the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE. There does not seem to have been any noticeable pushback against the concept, although trade caravans were often taxed heavily. Of course, the relevant texts were written to and from people engaged in trade, so there's... | There was definitely some pushback when the joint-stock company was first invented. Some people were concerned that it would lead to corruption and cronyism, while others were worried that it would concentrate too much power in the hands of a few people. Recommended books on the topic include The First Tycoon: The Epic... | null | null | human | machine | -1 | null | null | There are no false assumptions in the question.
Answer B does not clarify when it was "invented", it provides sources related to a very recent history. Answer A provides sources, language and terminology related to it's claim the Assyrians began joint stock companies. It is clear this person is an expert.
Both answ... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
I'm reading through Ketcham's biography of Madison and I came on this quote just after Madison become Secretary of State describing a job seeker who<br />>began hopefully with a request for a territorial governorship, gradually descended to pleas to be appointed a port collector or postmaster, and ended finally... with... | It is possible that Madison and Lincoln were both telling jokes, as it is common for politicians to tell stories to make a point. It is also possible that Lincoln took the story from Madison, as he was known to borrow stories from others. It is also possible that this was a common way for job seekers to ask for things,... | From the outset of the new US, every change in administration would result in a new chance for government posts to be awarded. Of all the Founding Fathers. Madison was the consummate deal maker, and it's easy to imagine the story originating with him. <br /> But Andrew Jackson was the most notorious practitioner of aw... | null | null | machine | human | -1 | null | null | Neither answer is good. Answer A is very vague and you learn very little about the surrounding circumstances connected to sharing this kind of story. Answer B is rambling and confusing for the reader. It uses examples that convolute the argument.
The question does not contain fall assumptions.
Both questions attem... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
Has there been any battles in history where both sides were completely and mutually destroyed? | In normal conditions, this would not happen, since casualty rates in historical battles are rarely that extreme. In ancient warfare the defeated side might incur something like 10-20% casualties unless things went disastrously wrong. In modern warfare a unit that has lost more than 30% effectives is considered unfit fo... | There have been a few instances in history where both sides in a battle were completely and mutually destroyed. One example is the Battle of Cannae during the Second Punic War, in which the Carthaginian forces led by Hannibal annihilated a much larger Roman army. Another example is the Battle of Agincourt during the Hu... | null | null | human | machine | -1 | null | null | no false assumptions.
I believe answer B does not take into account the question states the armies are "completely destroyed," the examples provided by answer B do not involve armies that were completely destroyed. Answer A give a singular well thought out example of a battle in which all but three were killed, it al... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
In an aside in *Eichmann* Arendt casually asserts Heydrich was a mischling. This is...wrong, right? Is this at all an open question? Why would she have thought this? | Arendt's assertion that Heydrich was a mischling (of mixed Jewish and non-Jewish descent) is wrong. There is no evidence that Heydrich had any Jewish ancestry, and he was raised as a Catholic. It is unclear why Arendt would have thought Heydrich was a mischling, but it is possible she was confused by his Jewish-soundin... | It was a rumor, but never substantiated. It did crop up within Nazi circles by others looking to damage his own standing in the party, but a 1932 investigation determined it was baseless, and as far as I am aware, non-Nazi research in the matter has likewise been fruitless. The basis of it was the last name of his fath... | null | null | machine | human | 1 | null | null | Answer B is the better answer. Answer A infers that there was never any reason for the rumor that he was part Jewish and that there was never any rumor in the first place. This assumption is wrong - there was talk of Heydrich being part Jewish in the WWI era. https://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/biographies/heydrich... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
I was wondering if there was any historical references of a Leader employing a humanitarian crisis as a trap for an invading force in the way that the fictional character Marco Inaros succeeded to do on the Expanse?<br />Spoiler for anyone who intends on watching season 6, episode 3 of the Expanse, but I want to find i... | That’s is super interesting. Definitely not on purpose but had a similar effect. That’s awesome. I’m going to keep the thread open for any other historical references but I do appreciate this and it’s 1 more than I expected to get | I mean, it was definitely not intentional, but as Confederate armies retreated from the banks of the Mississippi, along which some of the South's wealthiest and largest plantations were located, the Union was left guarding an enormous expanse, filled with tens of thousands of freedmen that desperately needed food, medi... | null | null | human | human | 1 | null | null | Answser A is not an answer to the question. It acknowledges the question and thanks the writer but gives no information at all. Consequently, Answer B is the best answer. Answer B is a good summary of a non -example from the US Civil War. That said, answer B is well formulated and easy to follow. The information in... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
Were there any battles during World War 2 involving significant amounts of tanks of French, British, or Japanese origin?<br />We hear plenty about conflicts between American or Russian and German armored divisions during the war, but I'm not too familiar with any battles involving Japanese, French or British tanks. I'm... | Depending on your definition of "significant amounts", the Japanese had 73 tanks in the Battle of Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union in 1939.<br />See *Japanese Tanks 1939-45* by Stephen J. Zaloga for details. | For Japan there is some stuff in Alvin Coox *Nomonhan: Japan Against Russia, 1939.* | null | null | human | human | -1 | null | null | It is difficult to determine the best answer as both answers are brief and vague. Neither give the reader valuable information on French or British tanks, and very little info on Japanese tanks and the battles they were used in.
The question may assume the British, French and Japanese had tanks.
Neither answer gives... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
Is there any idea what happened to the remains of the Byzantine emperors in the Church of the Holy Apostles? When the church was replaced with a mosque, would the bones from the crypt just have been randomly tossed somewhere? | The Crusaders tossed those bones during the sacking in 1204.<br />Janin Raymond, La Géographie Ecclésiastique de l'Empire Byzantin. 1. Part: Le Siège de Constantinople et le Patriarcat Oecuménique. 3rd Vol. : Les Églises et les Monastères | There is no certain answer to what happened to the remains of the Byzantine emperors in the Church of the Holy Apostles. It is possible that the bones from the crypt were just randomly tossed somewhere when the church was replaced with a mosque. | null | null | human | machine | 1 | null | null | Neither contains false assumptions.
They both seem to consider all aspects of the question.
Both have good grammar.
Answer A is so short of an answer I would call it not well formulated. Both are easy to follow.
Neither contains irrelevant info.
Answer A leads you to believe that we know the 'Bones were tossed' when t... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
A medieval household and village produced a lot of ash, what would they do with all of it?<br />Ash can be good for gardens but too much ash, there's a lot of lye and salts put into the soil and it will burn up the root systems. | That's what ash-holes (or ash-pits) are good for:[https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/ash-hole-ash-pit](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/ash-hole-ash-pit)<br />Archeologists love ashholes as a lot of othe... | A medieval household might use ash in the garden, but too much ash can be harmful. Ash can contain high levels of lye and salts, which can burn plant roots. | null | null | human | machine | -1 | null | null | Answer B is not an original thought - it takes the information found in the question and repeats it in a new sentence. Answer A provides two sources that allow people to explore this answer on their own. One source gives the definition of an ash pit and the second source provides a research article related to the ques... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
Could Frederick Douglass swim? | I think that the best thing to ask about, perhaps, would be *childhood* within the bounds of enslavement. Young enslaved children would often be the playmates of white children, so learning to swim together would not be unusual - and Douglass, elsewhere in the extended quotation, makes clear swimming was something from... | That’s actually very interesting, I was under the impression efforts were made to make sure slaves couldn’t swim as a means of cutting off potential escape routes via rivers or ponds etc. it makes sense it wasn’t black and white (ha, like it ever was) | null | null | human | human | -1 | null | null | Answer A provides evidence in Fredrick Douglass' own words to demonstrate that he could swim or did swim as a child.
There are no fatal grammar mistakes.
They are both well formulated and easy to read.
Answer A gives part of a quote that proves to the reader that F.D. did swim, but not the beginning part of the quote w... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
In the USA, the flag of the Confederacy is often flown proudly. It’s the flag of the states that declared war on the rest of their country, a war they lost. Are there any other countries where the flag of the side that lost a civil war is so happily displayed and accepted? | There are no other countries where the flag of the side that lost a civil war is so happily displayed and accepted. | The flag of the II Spanish Republic (red, yellow, and purple horizontal stripes) is quite popular among the Spanish left. The Republic lost the Civil War of 1936-39 that resulted in General Francisco Franco becoming dictator until his death in 1975. | null | null | machine | human | 1 | null | null | Answer A is the wrong answer - or a false assumption that this has never happened anywhere else before. Answer B is a better answer. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/07/10/why-is-the-confederate-flag-still-a-thing-even-though-the-south-lost-the-civil-war/
Both answer respond fully to the question. ... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
What was the special name for foreign mercenaries that fought for Rome?<br />I’ve completely forgotten the name and can’t find anything on google | The special name for foreign mercenaries that fought for Rome was "auxilia." | If you mean the non-Roman troops typically led by their own chieftains, those are the *foederati*.<br />*The Late Roman Army*, Pat Southern and Karen R Dixon, 1996. | null | null | machine | human | -1 | null | null | Answer A is the correct answer, therefore, the best answer. Answer A identifies the names of mercenaries hired by the Roman army from surrounding 'free provincial states.' B identifies the word 'foederati' as the correct answer, but it is not the definition of mercenaries - the Foederati are tribes from the surroundin... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
Is there a historical reason why people shout "Geronimo" when jumping off things? | Since Geronimo fought in Arizona and Sonora, where did the story come from? | From https://www.etymonline.com/word/geronimo <br />"Geronimo" cry made in jumping, 1944 among U.S. airborne soldiers, apparently from the story of the Apache leader Geronimo making a daring leap to escape U.S. cavalry pursuers at Medicine Bluffs, Oklahoma (and supposedly shouting his name in defiance as he did). Ad... | null | null | human | human | 1 | null | null | the question does not contain false assumptions.
Answer A does not consider any aspects of the question, it simply adds an additional question - maybe written by the original author of the question.
neither has fatal grammar.
Both are easy to follow.
Answer A is irrelevant in its entirety.
Answer B is factually corre... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
I’m reading Richard Miles’ *Carthage Must be Destroyed*, and it includes this map [https://imgur.com/a/sD7Po1w](https://imgur.com/a/sD7Po1w) of Phoenician trading routes in the section titled “The Early City,” so I’m assuming this is meant to depict them during the time covered by the section in question, around 8th-6t... | The map in question is meant to depict the Phoenician trading routes around 8th-6th century BC. The southern route to Tyre includes a stop in Egypt at what looks to be Alexandria. However, Alexandria was not founded until around 331 BC, centuries after the time period depicted in the map.<br />So, what is this supposed... | It's almost certainly referring to [Herakleion](https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/15/lost-cities-6-thonis-heracleion-egypt-sunken-sea), which was the largest port in Egypt at the time and the main source of goods bound for the Greek settlement of [Naukratis](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-static/digitalegypt/n... | null | null | machine | human | 1 | null | null | Answer A is a repeat of the question, therefore Answer B wins as it attempts to answer the question.
Answer B does answer the question. The imbedded links make it hard to read, but other than that there is no grammar issues and it is easy to follow. The information in Answer B is correct.
| You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
What does the term "metal road/metaled road" mean and where did it come from? I have frequently seen it in archeology reports, or when Brits are speaking. I presume it to mean an improved road of some sort like gravel or paved road as opposed to a plain dirt road. | The term "metal road/metaled road" is used to describe an improved road surface that is made up of compacted materials like gravel, stone, or pavement. This type of road surface is typically found in areas with high traffic volume or in locations where the natural soil conditions are not suitable for a paved road. In s... | I’m far from an expert, but decided to look this up a bit. At first, I expected to it be related to “via feratta”, italian for iron path. These protected climbing routes built in mountains, notably in the Dolomites in WW1. I was incorrect. The correct, if more pedestrian explanation is that a metaled road is simply a r... | null | null | machine | human | -1 | null | null | Neither question includes false assumptions.
B does not consider all aspects of the question. It does not address where the term came from.
Both contain good grammar.
Both are well-formulated and easy to follow.
B does contain irrelevant information - the author shares what they thought the answer was, which is wrong ... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
What's the deal with concubines in Ancient China? How were they selected? Were any selected from the common classes or were they generally from upper class families? Was it shameful or a great honor for your daughter or sister to be selected as a concubine? | In terms of what's the deal, I wrote a bit about [why a monogamous Emperor might not be a practical option](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/l5b0m4/were_concubines_mandatory_to_have_in_imperial/gl44xim/) but in short, political ties to important families, increasing chances of children, cosmology to refl... | A concubine was a woman in ancient China who was sexually available to a man other than her husband. A man could have multiple concubines, but his wife was considered primary. Concubines were generally selected from among the upper classes, and it was considered a great honor for a woman to be selected as a concubine... | null | null | human | machine | 1 | null | null | Neither answer completely answers the question, but Answer A is long and rambling. It's hard to follow and doesn't indicate that concubines were a fixture of families outside of the emperor's court.
I believe answer A includes the false assumption that only emperors had concubines. This is not true.
I believe they b... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
I realize The King’s Man was very much not a historically accurate movie. But there was a trench warfare scene that caught my eye.<br />Essentially Germans and English send scouting parties to no man’s land. The two meet and, using sign language, agree that gunfire will mean the end of all of them. They all put down th... | Shortly, yes . Scouting missions into No Man's Land did happen and were undertaken with stealth and little firearms. Melee weapons such as clubs, hatchets, and sharpened entrancing tools were common place weapons and there is even evidence of spears being used in assaults. German forces, as well as some Allied units, ... | There is some accuracy to the idea of quiet hand-to-hand combat in no man’s land. This did happen on occasion, though it was not nearly as common as depicted in the movie. One famous example of this occurred during World War I at the Battle of the Somme. On the first day of the battle, British and German soldiers found... | null | null | human | machine | -1 | null | null | Answer A is the more detailed answer. Neither A or B contain false assumptions.
A does a better job of considering many aspects of the answer, but neither of them ignore things in the question. Grammar is good. Both are well formulated and easy to follow. Neither really has irrelevant information.
The end of answer... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
I have read on this subreddit before that it was not unheard of for medieval nuns writing about Jesus and God in very erotic, or seemingly erotic, terms. I was wondering if there is any compiled lists of this medieval thirst poetry or what are some more famous examples of it? | Yes, this was absolutely a thing – and a reasonably widespread thing at that. Quite a lot of medieval religious women practiced aversion of mystical theology which incorporated a significant erotic element. This tended to revolve around casting Jesus as a bridegroom figure, with whomthe mystic envisioned themselves ach... | Bynum also covers this in [Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women (The New Historicism: Studies in Cultural Poetics Book 1)](https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B003AU4J0O/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_X3X5ZZVNW0XMJP1QQ734) (University of California: 1988). It was my first introduction to it, and... | null | null | human | human | -1 | null | null | Answer A is astounding complete where answer B does not seem to be the full answer, reads like it was the middle of an answer. Answer A does consider all aspects of the questions -and then some, where answer B simply provides a suggested reference. Answer A is quite long, but is well formulated and easy to follow. A... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
Why can't Jeff Bezos or the top 5 richest simply end world hunger or homelessness? I've started to wonder this more and more. A guy like. Bezos could end hunger or give everyone who is homeless a place to start, but doesn't. Why is that? It seems so simple to do | There are a number of reasons why the world's richest people cannot simply end hunger or homelessness. First, hunger and homelessness are complex problems that require more than just financial resources to solve. Addressing hunger and homelessness requires a coordinated effort from governments, NGOs, and private indivi... | He doesn't have enough money, not nearly enough.<br />700M people live is World Bank "extreme poverty", less than $2 per day in total income. This was 2B people in 1990.<br />To be only "poor" you need $48 per day in income. That's $33.6B per day. Jeff Bezos has $200B, so his entire fortune would be spent in 6 days. | null | null | machine | human | -1 | null | null | Answer A does a better job answering the original questions and backs it up with several points. It starts by stating that "hunger and homelessness are complex problems" and "requires a coordinated effort from governments, NGOs, and private individuals and organizations." Likewise, it states, "the world's richest peopl... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
why do some currencies have an incredibly large number for such a small value of money? For example, 10,000 S.Korean Won is about £6.20. So isn't it impractical that 1 won is a tiny fraction of a penny and basically has no value? | I’m guessing you’ve been watching “squid game” and googled the amount of money the players were set to earn at the end and throughout the series…😅 bcz I did the same if that’s the reason! | Two reasons. Their currency is based on the smallest unit so a Korean Won would be like a US penny. And because their currency has less value so you need more of it to reach an equivalent value of a stronger currency. | null | null | human | human | 1 | null | null | Answer B is the better choice. While short, it states, "Their currency is based on the smallest unit so a Korean Won would be like a US penny." That is mostly correct, but the wording could be better. The second part, "their currency has less value, so you need more of it to reach an equivalent value of a stronger curr... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
Why do some countries measure their currencies in large units? For example in Vietnam, lunch can be bought for 50,000 VD and in South Korea, apartments can cost several MILLION Won. Why do some countries use such large denominations? | It is actually the inflation's side effect.<br />The money worth less than the paper they paint it on. So, they use a higher number.<br />You can see how it begins (again) in Turkish Lira. In 2007, Turkey removed 6 zeroes from the money (ie 10 million TLs become 10 TLs). The $/TL was something like 1.20.<br />Now, $/TL... | There are a few reasons why some countries might choose to measure their currency in large units. One reason is that it can help to combat inflation. When prices are rising rapidly, it can be difficult to keep track of the value of goods and services if the currency is divided into small units. It can also be difficult... | null | null | human | machine | 1 | null | null | Answer B is the better choice, but both of them are difficult to follow for someone that may not have a background in economics. Likewise, both answers have several grammatical errors and were probably not written by native English speakers. However, both correctly state that using larger bills has to do with inflation... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
How are countries in billions of dollars in debt? Who do they owe? I’ve never really understood this. Do all these countries borrow money from each other back and forth? Tf is going on? | Most debt is in the form of treasury bonds, which are essentially IOU's from the government in question. Basically, the government sells a bond to someone, and after a set amount of time that bond can be redeemed for it's face value, and with interest. The functional value of a bond is built entirely on the value of th... | Yes they do. Example is America borrowing from China. What happens is America issues bonds. When someone purchases a bond they are essentially lending there money for a specified amount of time. (In bond language it’s called a term). Once the term of the bond is fulfilled America conducts another bond offering (lending... | null | null | human | human | -1 | null | null | Both answers are correct, but I think A does a better job covering the details of government borrowing. It mentions that countries finance debt by issuing bonds and states they "are essentially IOU's from the government in question." Likewise, they are issued for a set period of time and pay interest. In addition, it i... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
. What stops a 1000 dollar check made out to cash from being used as a 1000 dollar bill. A bit confusing but what I mean by this is say, a guy writes a 1000 dollar check (made out to cash)to buy a quad. The guy receiving the check, instead of cashing it out, uses the original check to then go buy his own quad and so on... | Because checks are not legal tender. They are an IOU to be deposited from one account to another, and are therefore mere debit checks, hence the name. <br />You have to use legal tender provided by the Treasury as cash. | The risk of the check bouncing stops that. <br />Someone wants to pay you with cash? Great - now you have cash! <br />Someone wants to pay you with a check made out to cash, which was written on the account of some other third guy that you never heard of? Riiiiiight - your immediate first thought is going to be "wel... | null | null | human | human | -1 | null | null | While both answers make good points, A is the better choice. It starts by saying that "checks are not legal tender" and " They are an IOU." This is correct and best describes how a check works. Answer B is also correct when it states, "The risk of the check bouncing stops that." That is why checks are sometimes used in... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
what exactly is money and why can’t we just print more i mean, we created it for currency because of the gold rush or something right??? why did we decide this was best and why can’t we just orint more money ??? what gives a paper bill the value ??? | The concept of money is a human invention, not a natural occurrence. Money is an abstract idea that represents a unit of exchange. It is a tool that we use to buy and sell goods and services.<br /><br />The value of money is based on trust. People trust that money will retain its value over time, and that it can be use... | The US uses a Fiat Currency and its value is derived from the supply and demand for it like anything else.<br />Governments can and do print money. Theoretically they could print money to pay for all government services, so why don't they?<br />The answer is inflation. The more money in circulation the less its overall... | null | null | machine | human | -1 | null | null | Answer A is the better answer. It is close to the textbook definition of money as a unit of exchange used to buy and sell goods and services. In addition, it addresses an important aspect of money, "The value of money is based on trust." This is correct, and people have to believe it will retain its value. Likewise, it... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
Why can't currencies change their value to be in line with other currencies? For example, Japanese Yen, Central African Francs and other currencies all have exchange rates to USD/GBP of decimal places. Why can't 1 CAF or JPY = 1 USD/GBP? | One of the main reasons why currencies can't change their value to be in line with other currencies is because of the different economic conditions in different countries. For example, Japan has a much stronger economy than the Central African Republic, so the Japanese Yen is worth more than the Central African Franc. ... | They can, but that would require effort by someone. If, for example, someone wanted JPY to be equal to one USD they would have to buy lots and lots of JPY and pay for it with USD. And I mean LOTS. <br />Central banks sometimes do this, for example the central bank of Denmark holds the Danisk Krone (DKK) at a fixed rat... | null | null | machine | human | -1 | null | null | This is another question where both answers address different aspects of the original question. Answer A starts by stating, "One of the main reasons why currencies can't change their value to be in line with other currencies is because of the different economic conditions in different countries." That is not factually,... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
With seemingly half of downtown Manhatten's commercial real estate being vacant, why do real estate agents prefer having a venue vacant over just lowering prices? I'm not a U.S. citizen, but the whole thing going on on [Louis Rossman's YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpC4IGAkgok) (who runs the Right to... | a lot of it is investment for speculation. Rich people want to own and trade buildings like stocks, they don't want to be landlords or property owners. They plan to hold it for 10 years and sell it for 87 million dollars more than they bought it for and just would rather not deal with the hassle of doing a bunch of stu... | if you ask for a lower rent, then the valuation for your property drops since that is typically tied to the rent. obviously it should drop anyway, but that happens more slowly and especially if the building was bought on credit or the building itself is collateral for a credit, they sometimes cant afford to have the va... | null | null | human | human | -1 | null | null | It is difficult to choose the better answer as both are correct but focus on different points.
Starting with answer A, some of it is speculation, and the owners may not be interested in being a landlord, even though it means forfeiting potential rental income. They may be wealthy, own several properties, and don't wan... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
I keep hearing that 20% of all US dollars were printed in the last year, so why isn’t the inflation rate 20%? | Are they referring to actual printed money? If so, I’m sure quite a bit of currency was withdrawn from circulation, as well. | There are a few reasons why the inflation rate is not 20% despite the fact that 20% of all US dollars were printed in the last year. First, it takes time for new money to enter the economy and start circulating. Second, not all of the new money will end up being used to purchase goods and services; some of it may be sa... | null | null | human | machine | 1 | null | null | Obviously, several factors contribute to inflation, but B provides a better answer to the original question. It states, "There are a few reasons why the inflation rate is not 20%" and gives several examples such as "not all of the new money will end up being used to purchase goods and services" and "the inflation rate ... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
How the tax rates are determined by governments? I would assume that governments estimate the amount of extra money they need to finance public healthcare, pensions, infrastructure improvements, etc. They make the projection for the coming years, add some safety gap on top and then calculate the tax rate based on this ... | Governments use a variety of methods to determine tax rates. In some cases, rates are set based on the amount of money the government needs to raise to fund specific programs or initiatives. In other cases, tax rates may be based on a percentage of income, with higher earners paying a higher rate. Additionally, some go... | You'd be wrong.<br />The legislature gets input from economic calculations, in the US from the Congressional Budget Office, but more often than not the numbers are chosen to send political messages.<br />There are very, very few flat tax systems. Almost all systems are extremely progressive, what's the point of collec... | null | null | machine | human | -1 | null | null | It is difficult to choose between them since both answers make good points. Answer A provides an overall explanation of how governments determine tax rates, which is factually correct. Answer B also brings up, "The legislature gets input from economic calculations, in the US from the Congressional Budget Office, but mo... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
What is a mutual fund and how does it work? | You’ll probably get a better answer, but basically someone invests all of the money paid in to it and you share all the gains and losses together. So you will almost always slowly grow over time. Probably pretty in line with what ever the overall market grew. | A mutual fund is like carpooling but for investments. <br />Instead of you buying and selling your individual shares of companies directly on the exchange, you buy "units" of the mutual fund. The managers of the fund (investment experts... usually... hopefully) pool all of the money from individual investors (you) and ... | null | null | human | human | 1 | null | null | Answer B provides a more concise answer defining a mutual fund and how it works. It is clear and easy to follow for someone that does not have a financial background. It covers the main points of how they work and are managed. Likewise, it mentions that mutual funds usually have mandates such as high growth, a certain ... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
why do countries with a fiat currency still use tax? Considering that fiat money isn’t tied to anything tangible, it doesn’t seem to make sense having to tax? Is it that the only purpose of tax today is redistribution of wealth? | There are a few reasons why countries with a fiat currency still use tax. First, tax revenue is one of the main ways that governments fund public goods and services. Without tax revenue, governments would have to rely on other sources of funding, which might not be as stable or reliable. Second, tax helps to reduce inc... | How would governments pay for social services? | null | null | machine | human | -1 | null | null | While answer B is correct and direct to the point, it only covers one aspect of taxation. Taxes are used to pay for social services and many goods and services like roads, utilities, and employees. With that said, answer A goes into more detail about why governments tax their citizens. Without quoting the entire passag... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | A |
Would burning money help with the inflation problem in Venezuela for example? | No.<br />Paper money is a tiny fraction of the actual money. Most money is just numbers in bank accounts. | Hyper inflation occurs when people, lenders, foreign companies e.t.c lose confidence in the currency. <br />If I'm a shop owner and I usually sell an apple for 1 coin. However I'm not convinced in a month I'll be able to buy myself enough food/pay rent e.t.c by selling apples for 1 coin. So I raise my prices today to p... | null | null | human | human | 1 | null | null | Answer B provides a good explanation of hyperinflation with evidence to back it up. It covers the basic idea of how things can spiral out of control and how people spend their paycheck as quickly as possible since the value of money can depreciate by the hour, as was the case in Venezuela.
Here is an example: "So I ra... | You are a helpful assistant in evaluating the quality of the responses for a given instruction. The responses being evaluated are likely longer form responses to questions requiring in-depth reasoning.
Your goal is to select the best response. Select Response A or Response B, that is better for the given instruction.
... | B |
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