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In reply to the discussion: Don't let the NRA fool you with their "facts" [View all]Wounded Bear
(58,771 posts)8. Three kinds of lies...
Lies, damned lies, and statistics
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"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point.
The term was popularised in United States by Mark Twain (among others), who attributed it to the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." However, the phrase is not found in any of Disraeli's works and the earliest known appearances were years after his death. Several other people have been listed as originators of the quote, and it is often erroneously attributed to Twain himself.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" is a phrase describing the persuasive power of numbers, particularly the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments. It is also sometimes colloquially used to doubt statistics used to prove an opponent's point.
The term was popularised in United States by Mark Twain (among others), who attributed it to the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." However, the phrase is not found in any of Disraeli's works and the earliest known appearances were years after his death. Several other people have been listed as originators of the quote, and it is often erroneously attributed to Twain himself.[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics
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Excellent. Plus, so-called "assault rifles" are used against society ways besides mass shootings.
Hoyt
Mar 2018
#1
Sorry Fellas, The second amendment won't work for you in this century.
dubyadiprecession
Mar 2018
#7
Hoyt has quite the collection of racially segregated photos of gun owners...
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2018
#24
Your claims are merely 'proof by assertion', or argumentum ad nauseum
friendly_iconoclast
Apr 2018
#58
With all due respect, you are missing the point: 5 of the 10 used ARs within the last 7 years!
Ohioboy
Mar 2018
#21
Which is not the same point you made in the last post, or the one before that.
Straw Man
Mar 2018
#22
But isn't it easier to put a bump stock on a rifle where you can remove the original stock?
Ohioboy
Mar 2018
#50
"designed to accept devices like bump stocks" -- is putting the cart before the horse.
X_Digger
Mar 2018
#39
They are designed for accessories, whether those accessories came later or not.
Ohioboy
Mar 2018
#40
All rifles are designed for accessories. A ruger 10/22 has a ton of accessories for it- it's popular
X_Digger
Mar 2018
#41
Well guess what, my finger is an accessory too then, since I've bump fired with just that before.
Ohioboy
Mar 2018
#42
A ruger 10/22 is a "platform" as much as an AR is. Meaning, there are lots of accessories.
X_Digger
Mar 2018
#43