Friday, March 25, 2011

PolitiFact: Selection bias? What selection bias?

Does PolitiFact encourage its readers to draw conclusions about political figures based on their collected "Truth-O-Meter" ratings irrespective of selection bias?

Of course.  There should be no controversy about it at all (click image for enlarged view):


What's the point of a "report card" if you're not supposed to learn something about the person the report is about?

In terms of PolitiFact's way of grading statements, this one seems to fit:
Barely True – The statement contains some element of truth but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression.
Again, PolitiFact fails to meet the standards it sets for others.

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