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Saturday, January 15, 2005

Examples of Misuse of Information

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

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!

Podcast: Tutorial 04 - Misuse of Information



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