Malicious Streetlight Effects Vs. "Directional Correctness" - A Semi-Non-Apology

<p>Malicious <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_effect">streetlights</a> are an evil trick from Dark Data Journalism. Some annoying enemy has a valid complaint. So you use FACTS and LOGIC to prove that something similar-sounding-but-slightly-different is definitely false. Then you act like you've debunked the complaint.</p> <p>My "favorite" example, spotted during the 2016 election, was a response to some #BuildTheWall types saying that illegal immigration through the southern border was near record highs. Some data journalist got good statistics and proved that the number of …