What would be some fact that, while true, could be told in a context or way that is misinfomating or make the other person draw incorrect conclusions?
Since the invention of seatbelts there have been a larger number of serious injuries from car accidents.
This sounds like seatbelts are causing serious injury but in fact, these serious injuries used to be deaths. That statistics is never mentioned causing it to be misleading, just like they never mention how many bugles are in the car when an accident happens
This thread has a lot of potential, great for dining table debates
In places where more storks live, you also have more babies.
After the Corona lockdowns there was an increase in infections with the common cold. Researches tried to explain how this is connected to the immune system and a lot of people now assume you have to “train” your immune system with exposure to pathogens. Or that your immune system falls out of training (like a muscle) if you stop exposing it to pathogens regularly. A potentially dangerous misunderstanding.
People often draw false conclusions from reduced information about a fact. For example: Babies who are kept in one position for hours each day over weeks or months show developmental delay. For some reason this information got shortened so much that a lot of people (in Germany at least) now assume baby seats are hurting babies backs.
“I’ll call you back as soon as I can”
Working at Lowe’s I’ve learned that I need to tell people “and that might be hours from now this job is hectic”
Add “As soon as possible” to that list as well.
Boss wants something ASAP and it probably means ithey want it very soon and not when you’re free
Some customers get so upset when I explain to them that I have a queue of other customers that I’m helping.
Like they’re offended, as if I don’t care about my job. Pisses me off, because while you’re complaining about my lack of work ethic I’m the guy at work while we’re understaffed because other people have decided not to work. I’m the guy who showed up, and I’m overloaded, and people read it as I’m lazy because it takes me a long time to get back to them.
