[CPOSharky]

The state's tobacco-related cancer rate was about 26 percent higher than the national rate. And the state's rate of smoking was higher than 22 other states.

Just the fact that two different meaures were used to compare the information - "rate of smoking" and "higher than 22 other states" - leads me to believe they cherry-picked the data to make the case to support a foregone conculsion.

[Gabz]

leads me to believe they cherry-picked the data to make the case to support a foregone conculsion.

That's SOP for these people.