Do half of all marriages end in divorce as Time Magazine asks? If so, where is the study that proves this to be the case? This oft-quoted stat seems to have no basis. What do you think?
One Response to “The Most Oft-Quoted But Least Fact-Checked Statistic Ever?”
I’ve always preferred to say “three out of two marriages end in divorce”.
I think this is just another example of how something sounds right (and we want to believe it) or it supports some position/agenda so people push the stat without evidence. Like the claim we need to drink 8 glasses of water. No science behind that one either. its simply based on a report that says we lose 8 glasses of water a day, but people forget the many ways we get water into our bodies.
I’ve always preferred to say “three out of two marriages end in divorce”.
I think this is just another example of how something sounds right (and we want to believe it) or it supports some position/agenda so people push the stat without evidence. Like the claim we need to drink 8 glasses of water. No science behind that one either. its simply based on a report that says we lose 8 glasses of water a day, but people forget the many ways we get water into our bodies.
Posted by archshrk | May 18, 2010, 11:28 am