"This article reveals a great deal of skill exploiting the reader's questionable grasp of statistics and demographics - indeed, it's a masterful work." Perhaps

"This article reveals a great deal of skill exploiting the reader's questionable grasp of statistics and demographics - indeed, it's a masterful work." Perhaps, but I'm not sure if that's intentional. From the tone of the writing, it sounds like the author simply consulted a bunch of subject-matter experts, then regurgitated their talking points. I'm not convinced he is fully aware of what he's doing. EDIT: Interesting point, and well taken.