“There are lies, damn lies, and statistics,” and then – there are polls.
Practicing law, and particularly trying cases, I would often ask certain questions first to create a bias for later questions. For instance, asking questions I knew would anger the witness would likely produce a more visceral response to a subsequent question. Set-up questions almost “require” an answer that may have been different without the set-up.
A Washington Post Headline Tuesday morning:
“Most Americans approve of DEI, according to Post-Ipsos Poll”
I read the article and then went to the polling data. The questions asked and the order of the questions seemed significant and although the article is “about” DEI, what wasn’t mentioned is also interesting. Very interesting.
The data was collected from a total of 2,274 Americans. Of that total, 1,371 “workers” were polled. I assume…
