tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post1058520782104399703..comments2023-08-20T03:37:07.774-07:00Comments on PolitiFact Bias: PolitiFact gives Bernie Sanders "Mostly True" rating for false statementBryan Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-5938318204864933472015-12-05T08:12:08.866-08:002015-12-05T08:12:08.866-08:00Scott,
The inconsistency of PolitiFact's rati...Scott,<br /><br />The inconsistency of PolitiFact's rating system is just one of PolitiFact's many problems. The background research is often flawed, which may undercut PolitiFact's explanation for its rating.<br /><br />See our first item from December 2015 for an example.<br /><br />http://www.politifactbias.com/2015/12/the-liberal-heartache-over-heartburn.html<br /><br />More on Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-51475378899999722882015-12-04T16:53:34.309-08:002015-12-04T16:53:34.309-08:00I do see bias with politifact, but with backing th...I do see bias with politifact, but with backing the story with their rationale it makes it much easier to do what they are doing in the comments above. So, for that reason I still like what they do.scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610878806486561202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-59048662362374157502015-12-04T08:38:38.838-08:002015-12-04T08:38:38.838-08:00It's so amusing(not really) when leftists play...It's so amusing(not really) when leftists play word games. "**It's absurd to say someone is entirely wrong because they're off by less than 5%.**" No wonder regressives believe in the AGW scam. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734177068169675464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-11982098402491431552015-11-24T22:45:18.266-08:002015-11-24T22:45:18.266-08:00"Unknown" (Ari Asulin?) wrote:
**This i..."Unknown" (Ari Asulin?) wrote:<br /><br />**This is silly.**<br /><br />Thanks for the initial summary of your comment, but I could have figured that out for myself.<br /><br />**It was a numerical claim - he was off by 4%, making him 96% correct if you please - i.e. mostly correct.**<br /><br />That's certainly one way to look at it. But Ben Carson wasn't half right that no Bryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07608604859044029293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6161368243189108227.post-7963467205912516252015-11-24T20:10:00.700-08:002015-11-24T20:10:00.700-08:00This is silly.
It was a numerical claim - he was ...This is silly.<br /><br />It was a numerical claim - he was off by 4%, making him 96% correct if you please - i.e. mostly correct. <br /><br />Focusing on the statement in this very pedantic manner - that because he was 4% over (instead of 4%) under he is 100% wrong is disingenuous. Of course, the statement is logically false, but by focusing on that instead of the numbers is to deliberately missUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643478807483348732noreply@blogger.com