Another example that showcases the persuasiveness of Levitt and Dubner’s argument can be seen in the chapter when they compare the Ku Klux Klan to a large group of real- estate agents. Within this specific chapter Levitt and Dubner go over the history of the Ku Klux Klan and how their membership began to decline when President Kennedy exposed their secrets on the radio which led to the mockery of the clan, thus leading to their membership going down. Levitt and Dubner then explain how the Ku Klux Klan’s power came through information and when they were exposed they lost all that they had. They then compare the Ku Klux Klan’s information scandal to the internet and how the price of life insurance began to go down because of the creation of websites
