Thursday, September 19, 2002

Tigers have now lost 22 of 27. I have several thoughts about this.
1. Detroit seems to have more than its share of losing teams (Tigers, Lions, Pistons), with only the Red Wings as long-term champs.
2. Half of all sports teams are going to be losers, and many of the rest will be short of expectations (cf. Tampa Bay Bucs).
3. Why does anyone care?

For those interested in the reliability of mainstream news reports, one of the advocacy sites I watch has an incisive response to an ABC news documentary on the reintroduction of wolves into Idaho: according to FAIR, 71% of those in Idaho support the reintroduction, yet the documentary portrayed strong opposition.

We should not conclude from this instance that ABC routinely distorts its documentaries (still worse, its news)--that would require many more instances. But it's worth considering as an example of the use of evidence to counter assertions.