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People Believe If 90% Prefer A over B, A Must Be Much Better than B. Are They Wrong?
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I can't remember which comedian it was, but he said whenever he hears something like 4 out of 5 doctors recommend a particular medication, he wonders what that 5th doctor knows that the others don't?
4 out of 5 dentists recommend using toothpaste and couldn't possibly give less of a fuck which brand you use, the fifth dentist was on vacation
The fifth doctor got bribed by a different brand first
The fifth Doctor knows who the Portreeve of Castrovalva really is.