Quote Originally Posted by AnjouMaaka View Post
No where do you see that this fits the description of what effective HP is. Effective HP is the amount of damage you can take before you hit 0. Mitigation is always referred to as a "reduction" of something, in the case of FFXIV, damage received.
You are just being belligerent on purpose. Everyone but you understands these concepts, and to everyone but you it's intuitive. It's a you-problem, sorry to say.