Posted: 7/24/2014 11:05:02 AM EDT
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Here is an example of how you can design a poll to pretty much say whatever you want it to.
"According to the poll, only 18% of the public say they or their families are better off now that the major provisions of the health care law have been implemented. Another 35% report that, while their lives have not improved, the Affordable Care Act has benefited other people in the U.S. Add those two numbers together, and that means 53% say that Obamacare has helped either their families or others across the country." So only 18% of people say that Obamacare has benefited them or their family, yet the poll declares Obamacare a success because another 35% admitted that at least one person in the US benefited from the law.
Unbelievable. The scary thing is that most Americans will read that without seeing a problem with the statistics. |
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Quoted: Here is an example of how you can design a poll to pretty much say whatever you want it to. "According to the poll, only 18% of the public say they or their families are better off now that the major provisions of the health care law have been implemented. Another 35% report that, while their lives have not improved, the Affordable Care Act has benefited other people in the U.S. Add those two numbers together, and that means 53% say that Obamacare has helped either their families or others across the country." So only 18% of people say that Obamacare has benefited them or their family, yet the poll declares Obamacare a success because another 35% admitted that at least one person in the US benefited from the law. ![]() Unbelievable. The scary thing is that most Americans will read that without seeing a problem with the statistics. If they're relying on CNN polls for news they're already lost. |