Statistical Claims (Logos)

I came across a USA Today snapshot that illustrated the statistical percentages of the amount of times co-workers drink/go to happy hour together. I found this very interesting-
47% - Drink a few times a year with their co-workers
24%- Drink a few times a month with their co-workers
24%- Never drink with their co-workers
5%- Drink a few times a week with their co-workers

First Claim- Since co-workers never get together outside of work,  there is not a good relationship between co-workers in offices.
Second Claim- Since co-workers get together to drink every week, they create a friendly work environment.
Third Claim- Since co-workers are going to happy hour together, personal relationships are being made which is weakening the office environment.

These claims show how you can take any kind of statistical evidence and have it support many different arguments. For example I used this statistical data to prove that the work environment is not taken seriously enough based on the amount of times co-workers go out. Then I said since co-workers go out all the time together there is a friendly environment in the office. Those are two completely different claims, one side claiming that it is a good thing that they go out frequently and the other side saying it's a bad thing. Overall you can create many different arguments using one piece of statistical data.