{"id":2761,"date":"2020-12-23T22:53:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T06:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/?post_type=tva_lesson&#038;p=2761"},"modified":"2021-02-05T19:25:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T03:25:48","slug":"breaking-the-rules","status":"publish","type":"tva_lesson","link":"https:\/\/www.lightsondata.com\/course\/breaking-the-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>References &amp; Examples<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Kaiser Fung&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/junkcharts.typepad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"outline: none;\">Junk Charts<\/a> (breaking the no invert Y-axis and bar gaps rules)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/graphic-detail\/2019\/06\/01\/centrist-liberals-gained-the-most-power-in-the-eu-parliament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anti-EU parties cluster at ideological extremes<\/a> (breaking the color rule)<\/li>\n<li><a 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