Examples of Misuse of Information

The advocate misunderstands or deliberately misuses a statistic, fact or theory to support an argument.

• Mean, Median and Sex
• Women and maths don’t add up
• Michael Moore denies he has pseudologia fantastica…

For a comprehensive and considered written commentary on Misuse of Information (and other fallacies) - see The skeptic's field guide to spotting fallacies in thinking - Humbug!

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Internal Tag: Misuse of Information