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The plural of anecdote may not be data, but the singular of data is anecdote.
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this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2026
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Here on Austrian TV, there was an excellent example of this just yesterday during the match against Argentina, where the commentary helpfully told us at some random point in the second half that in the last four world cup matches Austria played in, they scored a goal during extra time, the implication being that that would probably happen again now (it didn't)...
The last four world cup matches Austria played in were... one in 2026 and three in 1998.