Numbers are powerful. They proclaim "fact!"

For example 24% of all statistics are made up on the spot. Actually, this is untrue, but it shows that statistics can seem believable if delivered with seriousness.

Retrieve an article or advertisement that uses statistics in order to make a point. In your initial post, share the link and evaluate and explain why the data is or is not meaningful.

Assess and explain how a writer's decision to use data and statistics in a written communication may impact a reader.

Discuss whether numbers in a written communication provide concreteness and accuracy or whether they are too easily manipulated to portray one side of an argument.