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The Misleading Headline Award goes to The Telegraph for "All men watch porn, scientists find"

I was quite stunned to see a headline in The Telegraph, which said, "All men watch porn, scientists find," largely because I don't watch porn. I don't necessarily have anything against it, but given the fact I'm a man (last time I checked) and don't watch porn, to say I was puzzled by the headline would have been like to say blue whales are large.

So, since the headline couldn't have been accurate, what was it based on exactly?

Professor Simon Louis Lajeunesse, who was a researcher in the study, said, "We started our research seeking men in their 20s who had never consumed pornography. We couldn't find any."

So, in other words, since these adult men had viewed pornography at least once in their lifetimes, that obviously means all men view porn. I'm sorry, but that assessment is so ridiculous, I have to double-check to make sure this isn't an article posted on The Onion. ::double-checks:: Nope - it looks like the real deal...

With this kind of logic, since 38% of Americans have admitted to trying marijuana, that means 38% of Americans smoke marijuana. Oh, nevermind - just 5.5% of Americans smoke the stuff. Close...

Well, I better go and ride a bike. Since close to 100% of people have ridden bikes before, that must mean I still ride one. It's been a while, so I think I'll place the training wheels back on it to lessen the chance of me losing balance and falling off the thing. Perhaps these "scientists" (and The Telegraph) should be handed some training wheels of their own - to lessen the chance of their arguments (headlines) falling apart as well...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/6709646/All-men-watch-porn-scientists-find.html

http://www.gallup.com/poll/163835/tried-marijuana-little-changed-80s.aspx

http://www.ask.com/question/what-percentage-of-americans-smoke-marijuana
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