Definition
A numbers game: the use of inappropriate statistics (numbers) to reflect a desired result (usually misleading).
In Context
- "This sounds like we are playing number games, and I wonder if 20000 megawatts is a realistic guess."
- "To many of their compatriots, politicians seem an innately frivolous breed. […] When they have to retire backstage, they spend their time playing number games, plotting new combinations, making and unmaking coalitions."
- ""In other words, they were playing number games with an author so they didn't look bad to their investors. They do it a lot.""