Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World

by Carl T. Bergstrom

“The point of modern propaganda isn’t only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”

This is a classic example of a selection effect. People who are in good health are more likely to participate in wellness programs. It’s not that wellness programs cause good health, it’s that being in good health causes people to participate in wellness programs.