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26. your defense pisses me off.

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 11:00 PM

Dec 2012

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Two U.S. graphs. [View all] Robb Dec 2012 OP

misleading bossy22 Dec 2012 #1

Children dying of gang-related, gun violence shouldn't be considered? NoOneMan Dec 2012 #3

Well, you know. Robb Dec 2012 #4

I'm with you Gore1FL Dec 2012 #5

Two stories. Two graphs. Robb Dec 2012 #7

Because that is how graphs work. Gore1FL Dec 2012 #10

Bullshit. Both graphs are in proportion. Robb Dec 2012 #14

If you wish to compare apples to oranges they are awesome. Gore1FL Dec 2012 #16

Careful, you might hurt my internet feelings. Robb Dec 2012 #21

What? Gore1FL Dec 2012 #23

Show me one study that calls 25 year-olds "teens." Robb Dec 2012 #6

Lots to be found at the Brady/VPC site. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #12

Show me one. Robb Dec 2012 #13

Do your own homework. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #19

You made the claim. Clearly an untrue one. Robb Dec 2012 #20

Whether or not you choose to believe them, ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #25

So knock the top 40% off and it's still a fucking horror show. TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #8

0-19. And your post is massively racist. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #9

I think it's misleading, too. Or doesn't represent what it intends to. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #11

It makes a similar, if opposite, argument to that made about cars. Robb Dec 2012 #15

So the car graphs are valid? Gore1FL Dec 2012 #17

Who are you talking to? Robb Dec 2012 #22

You. Do you read your own subject lines? Gore1FL Dec 2012 #24

your defense pisses me off. spanone Dec 2012 #26

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #18