My experience is that most people don't understand statistics and can be pretty easily mislead. That includes myself, with my only defense being that I'm at least aware statistics don't intuitively make sense and either ignore arguments based on them or if absolutely necessary invest the extra time to properly understand.
Most people either don't realize this is necessary or don't have the background to do it even if they did, in my experience.
Most people either don't realize this is necessary or don't have the background to do it even if they did, in my experience.