Indeed, I agree with your assessment of the statistical reasoning ability of the general public. I think that articles like this one, if they were better, coul

Indeed, I agree with your assessment of the statistical reasoning ability of the general public. I think that articles like this one, if they were better, could move things (even if just a little bit) in a positive direction by educating the public. Unfortunately when they are as poorly written as this I think they do the exact opposite. Oh well.