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Politicians usually try to warp the truth in their favor while staying within statistical margins of error, so I can see how flexible logic is a problem, however there will always be a margin of error and you need to embrace it if you want to improve accuracy.
Let's say the margin of error for the ideal interest rate lies between 1% and 3% with the most likely ideal rate being 2% and a politician wants 1%, if you say "the facts prove it should be 2%" the politician will say "ah but there is no reason why it couldn't be 1% and my pet economist argues that periodical antoxificated speruduloles plofrasticate stegobanks therefore it should be 1%", however if you say "anywhere between 1 and 3 is fine but 2 is the best bet" the politician will say "ok maybe 1 is pushing it, 1.5% then".