They aren't- that's the point. My examples are equally bad since they're also incomplete. I'm not really arguing the opposite as much as I'm trying to illustrat

They aren't- that's the point. My examples are equally bad since they're also incomplete. I'm not really arguing the opposite as much as I'm trying to illustrate why nuance and data are important. Some things are getting better, some are getting worse, but it helps the author sell their book if they can get you to ignore one aspect of it. You might even say that there's a lot of self interest in the way the argument is made