He made the point that he
was 74, and the average life expectancy of an American male was 76, so he could
only expect a couple more years. Self-serving B.S. This year I’ll
be 78. By his measure, by my birthday, I’ll have a life expectancy of
-2. It might be a true statement that the average life expectancy of an
American male born today is 76, but given this guy had already attained the age
of 74, his expectations from there are something completely different.
Every time we achieve another year, we get a new life expectancy. Take
all the people that have already died by that age out of the equation, and his
average life expectancy at 74 is now 86. Besides, it’s an average
expectancy, not a specific prediction.
Real data, intentionally
misapplied, to mislead. Grr.
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