[ebg13]

> and just stick to the facts

Except that it would also be sticking to the facts, no?

If you pour out a bag of marbles and find that all of the marbles are the same color, reporting that all of the marbles were the same color would be reporting just the facts.

But what you're suggesting to do isn't downplaying conclusions, it's downplaying the findings. Instead of reporting that the bag is filled with marbles all of the same color, you'd just report that the bag is filled with marbles. But the marbles all being the same color is still factual, and not reporting that leaves out something potentially important.

[_bxg1]

But that's just it- if you read the article, "all of the marbles" are "not the same color". Oversimplifying things into a broader conclusion is often not an improvement.

[ebg13]

Nothing about what I said changes if 95% of the marbles are the same color instead of 100%. "Overwhelming percent of yada yada" is (allegedly anyway) a significant finding that has been buried.