It's not fair to equate terms like 'data', 'analysis' and 'result' with 'reason'. In fact, terms like 'think' and 'believe' are more rational because they leave

It's not fair to equate terms like 'data', 'analysis' and 'result' with 'reason'. In fact, terms like 'think' and 'believe' are more rational because they leave room for doubt - This aligns better with reality since we can never be 100% sure of anything. Statistics can be manipulated in many ways; data could be collected incorrectly (introducing bias), could be aggregated and combined incorrectly and then searched and tabulated incorrectly. To assume that 'data' is always correct and paints a clear picture shows a lack of rationality.