College Composition / Unit 17 CMP 0403 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Facts and Statistics
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The idea
A fact is information that can be proven accurate; statistics are facts expressed in numbers.
In practice
Statistics show the size of a problem: how many people are affected, how fast something is changing, how two groups compare.
Where people slip
A statistic needs context; a number without a comparison or a source rarely persuades.
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