Snapchat File For $ 3 Billion Ipo Misuses The Statistics

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The article “Snapchat files for $3 billion IPO” misuses the statistics. For example, in the article snapchat claims that 2.5 billion snaps are created every day. This article misuses the 2.5 billion. It’s a precise number, the number and it’s not an exact number. This number is estimated by the billion (2.5 billion). This is how this article misuses one the misleading statistics. The author’s motivation in misusing the statistic is to make it seem like there is more users being created by estimating to the billion. The effect of this misuse is to influence society by triggering people’s thought about the value of snapchat. I think this is smart on the CEO of snapchat side. He’s trying to make it seem that his application has more value by