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wonder_bear t1_izfqzv2 wrote

Reply to comment by rajimoto in [OC] How to spot misleading charts? I would like to hear your opinion on the subject, also any tips design-wise? by dark_o3

A lot of times I see people manipulating results to align with what leaders want in an effort to look good.

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rajimoto t1_izfz1ji wrote

You don't even need to manipulate the results.

The visualization is a selective presentation of a dataset.

It's trivial to spin a narrative with a slice of a dataset, and once you see how easy it is, you can't unsee it.

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_AlreadyTaken_ t1_izka1vj wrote

Or activist groups trying to put a spin on dara to boost their cause

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