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People Believe If 90% Prefer A over B, A Must Be Much Better than B. Are They Wrong? (consumerresearcher.com)

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[–] tunetardis@piefed.ca 5 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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?

[–] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago

The fifth doctor got bribed by a different brand first

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 days ago

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

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

The fifth Doctor knows who the Portreeve of Castrovalva really is.