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by rjuyal 1723 days ago
Talking about bullshit visualizations I think this should top the chart:

https://cms.qz.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Modi_Chart.jpg...

https://qz.com/india/1388030/indias-bjp-peddled-a-prime-exam...

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No, this is not what's being talked about. That's a deceptive chart, not their idea of Bullshit Visualization's. It's an example of the minority of bad charts, as your link shows it gets jumped on quick.

This from your article is a better example -

https://theatlas.com/charts/HkBllCLO7

What does that mean? Is it CPI? Is it consistent with worlds prices? Because of inflation prices go up over time. It goes up over time. Is the chart saying anything?

Here's a good example of Bullshit Visualization's - https://xkcd.com/1138/

It's things you'll see in the media/PR Journal articles that are nothing but look pretty and give a story a feel of authority when it shouldn't.