Re:Cognitive Ability and Vulnerability to Fake News
by pwinnski on Saturday February 10, 2018 @11:29AM
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This article is about fake news generally, not Trump supporters specifically. None of the research itself seems to target any political leaning.
That said, you seem to misunderstand probability. The 18% probably of a Trump victory is greater than one in six. You are less likely to die playing a single round of Russian Roulette than for Trump to have won the election. Something can be 82% like and still not happen, and something can be 18% likely and happen. That's how probability works.
As for the USSC and the travel ban... what? I remember the USSC allowing the third revision of the ban to take effect while under appeal, but I'm drawing a blank on a unanimous victory. There were at least two justices who stated they were against even that temporary decision, as I recall it. I'm very interested in a source for "a 7-0 supreme court victory."
That said, you seem to misunderstand probability. The 18% probably of a Trump victory is greater than one in six. You are less likely to die playing a single round of Russian Roulette than for Trump to have won the election. Something can be 82% like and still not happen, and something can be 18% likely and happen. That's how probability works.
As for the USSC and the travel ban... what? I remember the USSC allowing the third revision of the ban to take effect while under appeal, but I'm drawing a blank on a unanimous victory. There were at least two justices who stated they were against even that temporary decision, as I recall it. I'm very interested in a source for "a 7-0 supreme court victory."