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Zero and Certainty: The Cheapest Claim You Can Make Is a Claim About the Record
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We analyze a rhetorical phenomenon called record-rounding, where media figures misrepresent partial or unverified information as settled fact. The text examines two primary examples: a podcast host presenting unauthenticated social media posts as an official interview and a commentator claiming a total absence of research regarding transgender athletes despite existing studies. By investigating these claims, the sources demonstrate how speakers either inflate rumors into certainty or deflate complex data sets to zero to create more…
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