genuine or not. There are 5 simple steps‚ in Huff’s own words‚ “how to look a phoney statistic in the eye and face it down”. (page **) Question 1 – Who says so? Find the bias before trusting. Does the one publishing this result have anything to gain from the result? Question 2 – How does he know? How was the result measured and was the sampling biased? Question 3 – What’s missing? Unstated averages not showing the original data‚ comparisons without stating the other side‚ you
Premium Causality Statistics Measurement
Why does war happen‚ you might ask? War happens due to many reasons for example of economics‚ land‚ resources‚ religious beliefs and the most important reason why war starts is power‚ those are just some of many reasons why it happens. Wars have many effects on people; they could get severely depressed‚ and not see their families for months or even years at a time‚ and in some cases over a year. When back home‚ they would not be the same‚ due to the traumatic events that they have been threw they
Premium World War II United States Russia
to secure a dystopian‚ uniform society under the jurisdiction of the Party. Envision a place where everyone is living a life controlled by the government‚ where everyone lives in unison. George Orwell’s 1984 conveys an identical society in which Big Brother maintains his power by restricting any form of
Premium Nineteen Eighty-Four
Why Does History Matter? History Matters‚ because with out our history‚ we wouldn’t know who we are‚ or where we came from. Our history is what defines us. Knowing where you came from can help you better understand where you are headed with your life. In the video of the first lesson there are plenty of extremely interesting points as to why history really should matter to us. Richard White’s way of telling a story that the students can relate to‚ is very touching. Making the students understand
Premium Personal life United States A Story
All throughout our lives we are told to dream. We know that dreams don’t necessarily reflect reality‚ but they serve as a powerful source of inspiration which can sometimes allow us to change our realities. The reason why dreams are so important to us is because they allow us to experience situations that are beyond what could occur in real life. But how can we be sure that our thoughts and dreams don’t directly influence reality? Or that “reality”‚ as we commonly understand it‚ isn’t real?
Premium Reality Ontology Scientific method
As a society‚ we have become so accustomed to metaphors and empty truths that we absent-mindedly accept them. But if society is told a lie and believes it‚ does that turn the lie into the truth? For example‚ in the beginning of the human’s reign on this planet‚ humans thought the earth was flat only to be proven that the earth was in fact round. But if ordinary humans were told that the earth is flat and they accept that as the truth‚ live their life as though it is true‚ then what makes it untrue
Premium Lie Truth Histrionic personality disorder
Why Santa Doesn’t Exist Its winter and holiday season is upon us. For most people this means last minute shopping for gifts‚ unless you are a child and believe it’s actually Santa Clause who will deliver the presents to your Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Those of us‚ who know better‚ that Santa doesn’t exist‚ try not to spoil the fun for little kids. The question still arises as to whether Santa still exists or not. A child would definitely say yes‚ but those of us who say no‚ don’t know the
Premium Ontology Philosophy Mind
This passage from Henrik Ibsen’s play‚ Hedda Gabler reveals the marital discord between George and Hedda Gabler. Hedda is having a conversation with her friend Judge Brack‚ and it is through this conversation that readers are made aware of the dissatisfactions Hedda has toward her husband her reasoning for marriage in the first place. Although this passage does not include direct interaction between Tesman and Hedda‚ Hedda instead reveals thoughts and feelings she would otherwise not say when conversing
Premium Marriage Love Pride and Prejudice
1. One of Orwell’s reasons of disapprovement was how Twain wrote several books that all centralized around the around living in Mississippi and the Great Plains‚ since he had grown up there‚ with the message of what humans do when not afraid of what will happen. Orwell claims they were a “ragbag of anecdotes” and he unconsciously wrote a “hymn to a liberty”(1). Another reason is that Twain was a social critic and his deteriorating career became questionable and unclear. A third reason was that he
Premium F. Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby
November 16‚ 2012 Why the American Democracy Does Not Work Democracy in America does not work. The system has failed too many times and when problems do get addressed‚ they get addressed by using tactics that break the Constitutional guidelines. Slavery almost broke the Union and if President Abraham Lincoln did not violate the Constitution‚ slavery would have destroyed the Union. Economic crises test the limits and powers of the government. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt stretched
Premium President of the United States Supreme Court of the United States American Civil War