a numbers game



a numbers game

the use of numbers to represent facts in an argument, especially when it makes people believe things that are not true It's just a numbers game and everyone does it. You manipulate the statistics till they suit your argument.
See also: game, number

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MirjamMIR-yahm (German), MEER-yahm (Finnish)Dutch, German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene
Matej-Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Heber (1)-Irish
Seymour['si:mɔ:]
GonÇAlogoon-SA-looPortuguese
Alhazen