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# Clarification Criticisms

After Polymarket issued the second clarification, users opposed it for three reasons: it rendered the August 31 market dead-on-arrival, it was badly timed, and it did not make sense.

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[The August 31 Market Was Dead-on-Arrival](/polymarketguide/case-studies/did-trump-deploy/clarification-criticisms/the-august-31-market-was-dead-on-arrival.md)
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[The Clarification Was Badly Timed](/polymarketguide/case-studies/did-trump-deploy/clarification-criticisms/the-clarification-was-badly-timed.md)
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[The Clarification Made No Sense](/polymarketguide/case-studies/did-trump-deploy/clarification-criticisms/the-clarification-made-no-sense.md)
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