A pictorial graph that shows fire danger levels in Phoenix, Arizona, across the weeks of the summer might portray the risk each week as a flame, with larger flames corresponding to greater risk.However, the size of the flames varies in both height and width, resulting in an exaggerated impression of fire danger levels as the risk increases.This type of pictorial graph misleads readers through the _____ lie.
A) inaccurate values
B) biased scale
C) sneaky sample
D) interpolation

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The "inaccurate values" lie occurs when the visual representation of data exaggerates or misrepresents the actual values, such as using varying flame sizes that distort the perception of fire danger levels.

A Pictorial Graph That Shows Fire Danger Levels in Phoenix