For those who haven’t yet read the article, the idea is that people interpret “80% of people prefer Pepsi Max to Coke” as “Pepsi Max is 80% yummier than Coke”, when in reality most of that 80% only slightly prefers Pepsi.
Basically a strong difference in proportion of people who prefer one option to another does not necessarily imply a strong difference in the average opinion between the two.
Same thing with RottenTomatoes ratings. A fresh rating just means the reviewer thought it wasn’t terrible, and the “freshness” rating really doesn’t say anything about the actual quality of the movie.
Holy shit, I am totally guilty of this.
For those who haven’t yet read the article, the idea is that people interpret “80% of people prefer Pepsi Max to Coke” as “Pepsi Max is 80% yummier than Coke”, when in reality most of that 80% only slightly prefers Pepsi.
Basically a strong difference in proportion of people who prefer one option to another does not necessarily imply a strong difference in the average opinion between the two.
That’s how politics tends to operate too.
Same thing with RottenTomatoes ratings. A fresh rating just means the reviewer thought it wasn’t terrible, and the “freshness” rating really doesn’t say anything about the actual quality of the movie.
i mean it’s also important to note that companies can blatantly lie
And Pepsi def be lying, no one likes that shit.