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Posted by f179dj on Mon Oct 12 23:15:51 2009, in response to Re: The F report, posted by trainsarefun on Mon Oct 12 19:47:43 2009. "'Lies, damned lies, and statistics' is part of a phrase attributed to the 19th Century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, among others, and later popularized in the United States by, among others, Mark Twain: 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.'"The statement refers to the persuasive power of numbers, the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments, and the tendency of people to disparage statistics that do not support their positions. The phrase is not found in Disraeli's works nor is it known within his lifetime and for years afterward. Many coiners have been proposed. The most plausible, on current evidence, is Charles Wentworth Dilke (1843-1911)." Cribbed from Wiki. |
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