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What's a true fact that is so misleading it's borderline misinformation? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What would be some fact that, while true, could be told in a context or way that is misinfomating or make the other person draw incorrect conclusions?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As ice cream sales in the United States increase, so do deaths in in developed parts of Africa.

I use this fact to explain to students how true information can be used to mislead people into drawing wild, deranged conclusions.

The commonality in these events is the rise in temperature during the summer. But if you leave that out, there's an absurd argument to be made about how purchasing ice cream is inherently evil.

I don't think it's an amazing example of what OP is talking about, but as an example, I like how simple and easy to follow it is. Great for junior high level kids.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

According to a new study published by the University of Berchul, eating ice cream can make you be in risk of drowning.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is this related to correlation is not causation?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Correlation at least tries to imply they're related. As lottery sales go up in your household so does credit card debt. Not always a cause but they're related

You're looking for spurious correlations which is when numbers have no business even being used in a comparison