Data is quantitative, and metrics can be so easy to compute that it feels like it's hard to screw up that easy computation and therefore they're more trustworth

Data is quantitative, and metrics can be so easy to compute that it feels like it's hard to screw up that easy computation and therefore they're more trustworthy. But garbage in, garbage out. It's hard to not be overconfident sometimes, especially when it fits the narrative you already believe.