Quote Originally Posted by Gutter Cobreh View Post
You know what they say about "assume". This is why when the POTUS continued to harp on how well we've done with testing compared to other countries, it was a sham.

Deaths have spiked compared to previous years, so that can be contributed to the virus. Everything else is up for interpretation without any conclusive data to pull from.
Quote Originally Posted by Dawgology View Post
You are assuming there as well. Correlation doesn't equal causation. Murder rates are up almost 22% this year.
Quote Originally Posted by Gutter Cobreh View Post
So, correlation doesn't equal causation - yet you use murder rates to justify the spike in mortality.... That's rich!!!
Quote Originally Posted by Dawgology View Post
Absolutely not. I was just pointing out that there are a lot of factors that can contribute to an increase in mortality during any given year. You (once again) assumed that was what I was stating. I was simply pointing out that you can't just randomly attribute any death over the yearly average to a new disease. That's silly. That's terrible statistical work and even worse science. Any news outlet, scientist, or medical professional spouting that nonsense should immediately come under review. I can't stress enough how bad it is.
Hold up!

Please show me where I said that COVID was the sole reason for the uptick in mortality rates this year? I initially stated that it can be contributed to the uptick, same as you did regarding murder rate.

I've linked the posts for your convenience.