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Tag Archives: gavin newsom

Misleading Cause of Child Deaths

Gun Facts Posted on 2022/12/20 by admin2022/12/20
Teen Gun Deaths by Intent and Age - 2019

When it comes to children and guns, both the New York Times and California Governor Gavin Newsom seem to lack both honesty and basic math skills. The former created a misleading meme using bad definitions and incorrect analysis. The latter, being a politician of the craven variety, aped bad data without even a cursory fact check. The Equine Effluvium Conflates different age groups Omits many rows of data about child and teen deaths that are higher than gun deaths Portrays teen age street gang members as “children” Ignores age-related issues or the underlying causes of deaths The Data is Raw The Times perpetrated intellectual fraud by using a subset of the causes of death common to children and to teens (two different groups) and amalgamating them into one entirely inaccurate meme. The fallacious point they want you to believe is that guns are now the leading cause of death among … Continue reading →

Posted in Children and Guns, Propganda | Tagged child gun deaths, gavin newsom, teen gun deaths | 1 Reply

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