Please do not misunderstand: I think your larger point is valid. I merely was remarking that what you refer to as a statistical “oddity” is actually a statistical correlation.
I understand what you are saying. I was throwing around technical terms in a casual manner and you caught me. Maybe it would be more accurate if I left out the mention of statistics:
“Isn’t it strange that we see lots of “stings” and very few cases of people actually building bombs?”
Besides, you got me started on an analysis of how many stings there are versus actual bombers getting caught, and I thank you for the nudge.