The debate on the death toll has gone on for many decades to the point where some historians have begun to question its usefulness on the grounds that excessive quibbling over the precise death toll has distracted from the study of other more important facets of the massacre.
关于大屠杀死亡人数的争论已经持续了几十年，以致一些历史学家开始质疑它的实用性，原因是对具体死亡人数过度的诡辩会分散对大屠杀其他更重要方面的研究。