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What would be some fact that, while true, could be told in a context or way that is misinfomating or make the other person draw incorrect conclusions?

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[โ€“] Saneless@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Correlation at least tries to imply they're related. As lottery sales go up in your household so does credit card debt. Not always a cause but they're related

You're looking for spurious correlations which is when numbers have no business even being used in a comparison

[โ€“] MBM@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I mean, they are related. There's a common causation (higher temperatures). There's plenty of spurious correlations but this specific example isn't it