springerrr Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Often you will hear stories in which injuries are clumped together in such a way as to make serious injuries seem much more common than they are. Here is a made-up, slightly exaggerated example: 47% of students in the South report that they have been violently assaulted, bullied or teased. Sounds like a very dire situation, but if one looks at the data: Violent assault - 0.1% Bullied - 4% Teased - 43% So while the numbers are true, they are, at the same time, somewhat misleading. Does this sort of 'fallacy' have a name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xypathos Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 It sort of falls under the fallacy of accident, due to the use of misleading statistics. That said, it's not a perfect match but the situation you're describing is very well documented. I just don't know if it has its own name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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