"You can't have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That's a recipe for disaster. And I don't mean just whether a politician is scientifically literate, but people who vote politicians into office." -Neil deGrasse Tyson
The video below is a grand example of how statistics can be used to manipulate scientifically illiterate people. Notice the key problems with the video including not stating how many doctors answered the survey and no doctor actually stated that they recommended five hour energy, rather they were said to have agreed that if a healthy person is using an energy supplement they would recommend low calorie over a high calorie supplement.
WARNING: The following link contains disturbingly true content concerning animal cruelty... the worst part is, this is one of the few visuals of animal cruelty you can look at without having to avert your eyes from the computer.
It gets worse...