HEADLINES MAY NOT REFLECT POLL, SURVEY FINDS Jonah Goldberg looks at this Sacramento Bee headline ("Poll: Nearly one of three Californians favor gay marriage. ") and responds by pointing out that :
One could also say "More than 2 out of 3 Californians Oppose Gay Marriage."
But why stop there? How about: "Poll: More Californians Believe Gay Relationships 'Morally Wrong' than Favor Gay Marriage"? Or "2 out of 5 Californians Believe Gay Relationships 'Morally Wrong'"? Or "On Homosexuality, Californians Only Marginally More Liberal than Rest of Troglodyte Country"?
How about: "Blog Entry: All of Above Headlines Equally Reflective of Polling Data"?
One could also say "More than 2 out of 3 Californians Oppose Gay Marriage."
But why stop there? How about: "Poll: More Californians Believe Gay Relationships 'Morally Wrong' than Favor Gay Marriage"? Or "2 out of 5 Californians Believe Gay Relationships 'Morally Wrong'"? Or "On Homosexuality, Californians Only Marginally More Liberal than Rest of Troglodyte Country"?
How about: "Blog Entry: All of Above Headlines Equally Reflective of Polling Data"?
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