3 ms·
The Economist really nails it imo. Pointing to some random stats that support your hypothesis, ignoring others, and speculating the significance of said stats i
by suzzer99 9y ago
The Economist really nails it imo. Pointing to some random stats that support your hypothesis, ignoring others, and speculating the significance of said stats is not science - it's motivated reasoning.
https://www.economist.com/news/21726276-last-week-paper-said-alphabets-boss-should-write-detailed-ringing-rebuttal https://www.economist.com/news/21726276-last-week-paper-said...
- look_lookatme 9y agoAlso known as "modern journalism".
- mpweiher 9y agoHe did a much more balanced job than 99% of his critics, including The Economist.