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Any statistical Fallacy here?A gun debate from myself to someone else is as follows:
Me: As already has been pointed out the notion that almost half of 100, 000 deaths every year in relation to the gun crime is a small number in comparison the US population that is more than 300, 000 000 is not a good enough reason to warrant no attention whatsoever. Person B: There were 10,982 firearms homicides in the US in 2017, the most recent for which data is available. There was a small upturn in 2015 and 2016, but the rate has been going down since then. The numbers are as follows: Looking back in reflection I think some of what I said may have been factually incorrect. However, I am not sure if this would be a case of "lying with statistics" or some other statistical fallacy? Thanks. |
asked on Sunday, May 19, 2019 05:00:19 PM by Jack | |
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