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For the classic disassembly of these sort of statistics, may we recommend Darrell Huff's ''How to Lie with Statistics''? The 1950s were a lot less naive than you might assume. And indeed, this is a subtrope of [[Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics]].
This trope has nothing to do with [[Doctor Dolittle]], [[Doctor Doom]], [[Doctor Faustus (Theatre)|Doctor Faustus]], [[Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog|Doctor Horrible]], [[Doctor Phil]], [[Doctor Slump]], [[Doctor Strange]], [[Dr. Strangelove]], [[Doctor Fate]], [[Doctor Zhivago]], [[The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde|Doctor Jekyll]], [[Doctor Steel]], [[Witch Doctor|witch doctors of any denomination]], or any of the Doctors from [[
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* The original instance of this phrase comes from Trident gum, where "four out of five dentists recommended sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum". They didn't add the qualifier "if their patients ''insisted'' on chewing gum", nor did they tell you that [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_174a.html the fifth dentist recommended that his patients not chew gum at all].
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* [[Robo Cop]] [[Recycled: The Series|The Series]] has an interesting example, nine out of ten doctors ''employed by a [[Mega Corp]]'' recommend a drug, clearly in an attempt to invoke the trope.
* Dying after beaming into a toxic atmosphere in ''[[Space Quest]] V'' results this quote, "4 out of 5 doctors agree that beaming into a toxic atmosphere without the proper equipment can be hazardous to your health."
* A variation: speaking of ''[[
** Another version: "9 out of 10 doctors agree: [[Tom Baker|Four]]'s scarf is too long."
* Colin Mochrie on ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway]]?'':
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* A humorous variant in ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'':
{{quote| '''Tupari Drinks Machine:''' "Four out of five Tupari drinkers recommend Tupari to their friends. The last one is on my list!"}}
* Played for laughs in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed Brotherhood]]'': a doctor who's treating your bullet wounds will mention that four out of five doctors would use leeches, lucky for you he's the fifth.
* That`s what happens to the 10th doctor [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fhetbwvmhJw/TfrLZSSj8mI/AAAAAAAAD3k/h4fAN-z5Lt8/s1600/Dentista-2.jpg\]
* The joke "9 out of 10 people enjoy gang rape". No prizes for guessing who the 10th person is.
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