12 Actual page from Bloomberg's "every town for gun control" site....Clown World. (media.patriots.win) posted 106 days ago by rox369 106 days ago by rox369 +12 / -0 5 comments share 5 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (5) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 3 ▼ – ohamitired 3 points 106 days ago +3 / -0 Take out a couple cities and we are one of the lowest in the world for gun deaths. permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – AmericanBeef 2 points 106 days ago +2 / -0 I feel dirty after having just read that. permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – FinlandForTrump 1 point 106 days ago +2 / -1 ''25x higher''. Reporting anything as ''X times higher/lower'' is often misleading, for instance 0,025 % is still 25 times higher than 0,001 %. But that's not what people think when they hear that something is ''X times that''. permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Lamech_Slade 2 points 106 days ago +2 / -0 Yep, it's a tell that the statistic does not say what they claim its says. Otherwise they would have listed to actual rates... permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – rox369 [S] 1 point 106 days ago +1 / -0 Yea, great point. Its sophistry. permalink parent save report block reply
Take out a couple cities and we are one of the lowest in the world for gun deaths.
I feel dirty after having just read that.
''25x higher''. Reporting anything as ''X times higher/lower'' is often misleading, for instance 0,025 % is still 25 times higher than 0,001 %. But that's not what people think when they hear that something is ''X times that''.
Yep, it's a tell that the statistic does not say what they claim its says. Otherwise they would have listed to actual rates...
Yea, great point. Its sophistry.