Ben Recht • 1/20/2026

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The article examines how statistical methods like p-values and confidence intervals are frequently deployed as rhetorical tools to win arguments and persuade others, rather than as infallible algorithms for discovering objective truth. It references historical figures like Fisher and Postman to critique the authority granted to statistical arguments in scientific and public discourse.

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