with 1-10 being the typical scale for rating anything that comes to mind, the 3 to 8 scale rates in the same way but limits you to the number 3 for a minimum to emphasize the extreme negativity of 1 and 2, and limits you to a maximum of 8, to emphasize the superiority of the numbers 9 and 10.
by Nuggahdamus June 9, 2011