Honesty Instead of Hyperbole?

Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:58:47 +0000

I’m about as square as you can get - the only intoxicant I consume is an occasional mojito in the summer. (How could I not? My parents are Cuban!) But, given the fact that we’ve had two presidents now who smoked pot (and one who did cocaine), and seem to be OK, it’s nice to see that perhaps there’ll be less kids who have their lives ruined from doing something no worse than drinking.

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That Old Stats Cliche

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 04:01:51 +0000

Do I even need to repeat it here? Eh, why not: “Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics”. Between the way the mind works and the way we’ve been socialized, statistics carry more weight than the same information without statistics. However, there are many ways to take the same data and bend the results to draw out your conclusion. In the case of a story I came across at the end of May, it was through omission. The story mentioned a study by the Drug Czar’s office that revealed

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Honesty Instead of Hyperbole?

That Old Stats Cliche