Comparison Between Levitt And Dubner's Freakonomics

In the novel, Freakonomics, Levitt and Dubner share their ideas regarding the way people withhold information when it comes to publicly display their image. By connecting data from a gameshow and statistics from dating sites, the authors come to a conclusion that while discrimination remains present, it is a quality most people attempt to conceal. The way the authors present and connect their ideas is done effectively with the great use of logic, evidence and organization.
Levitt and Dubner make sure to logically describe instances of discrimination that take place in real life situations. For example, they claim that the voting strategy in the game show The Weakest Link, is being influenced by unfair judgements to another player’s identity. Then, they explain their stance by

The investigation on the game show, The Weakest Link, collected data from 160 episodes to conclude that the “...two kinds of contestants who are consistently discriminated against: [are] the elderly and Latinos” (Levitt and Dubner 72). The effort the investigation put forth was well worth it because it provides a solid ground for their perspective. Similarly, they include statistics from an experiment conducted by two economists, Gunter J. Hitsch and Ali Hortaçsu, and psychologist Dan Aierly. In this experiment, they investigate 20,000 active users on dating sites and conclude that people focus on education, income, and appearance (74). For example, one of the statistics mentioned was how “The white men said that race didn’t matter sent 90% of their emails to while women” (77). The evidence used here was from a reliable source and included factual evidence which successfully inform the reader and helps their argument. Levitt and Dubner make sure to include both situations to compare data and make sure their stance was not a product of one circumstance which ensures a valid