Freakonomics Truth

Statistical facts or other scholarly information that makes people uncomfortable when they read it or hear it. Freakonomics Truth often causes great consternation and denial in the listener or reader who is so shocked by what they have just discovered, that they try to avoid learning about similar information in the future.

Mass abortion among unmarried, low income women after the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 led to a significant reduction in violent crime in the United States in the 1990s and 2000s, because many of the children who would have become violent criminals were never born. Many devoutly religious people don't like to hear 'Freakonomics Truth' because it flies in the face of everything they have been brought up to believe. 'Freakonomics Truth' reminds us of how dark and ugly life often is.

by Frank Sandpaper April 26, 2013

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incomplete truth

meaning, a single truth. the whole truth would be like web of truths you can call details if the whole truth was an event. An incomplete truth would be a whole truth that is missing a detail(s) that would define it as whole.

The official report states that Osama bin laden ordered the attacks to the world trade center on 9/11. however, conspiracy theorists would argue that that is an incomplete truth.

by anonover9000 October 2, 2013

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Quantum truth

A fact who's degree of truthiness changes upon observation.

" I make my own homemade soup" , stated Jerry to the group.

"Oh, really? What kind?" Inquired Beth.
"He means heats up Trader Joe's soup on his stove instead of the microwave ", said Rick. "It's his favorite quantum truth- it seems real but totally falls apart once you look at him"

by dv1d June 26, 2017

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