Citation: My Gut
Someone happily accepts an absurd statistic that matches a movie scene, then rejects an accurate one about college degrees because their gut says otherwise.
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[1] Chart: "78% of witnesses scream 'You can't handle the truth'" [pie chart] "The research methodology strikes me as sound."
[2] Chart: "Roughly 1/3 of Americans earn a Bachelor's" [pie chart] "Nope. It's 80%. Citation: my gut."
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