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Example of Cherry Picking Propaganda: “Votes for Politician A DOUBLED between 2014 & 2020. Suspicious!!!”
Omitted Info: Votes for Politician B also doubled! 2014 was a midterm election, whereas 2020 was a presidential year. Presidential years always have higher turnout. 1/
Omitted Info: Votes for Politician B also doubled! 2014 was a midterm election, whereas 2020 was a presidential year. Presidential years always have higher turnout. 1/
Example of Cherry Picking Propaganda: “Mitch McConnell won in 2020 w/ 18% approval??? Suspicious!!!”
Omitted Info: The 18% approval number is from 2017 & thus outdated! In 2020, his approval was 39%- 44%. More important, his approval much higher than his opponent’s!
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Omitted Info: The 18% approval number is from 2017 & thus outdated! In 2020, his approval was 39%- 44%. More important, his approval much higher than his opponent’s!
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CAUTION: “Much like statistics, data discusses precise numbers and can sound quite authoritative. Therefore, we are more likely to instantly believe this information, rather than question it.” Be careful! 4/ https://evolytics.com/blog/data-propaganda-introduction-to-avoiding-data-lies/
5/ Related thread w/ sources. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1387861147928260608.html
6/ Another related thread w/ sources. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1340092457854234624.html
