Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoNow that I've got my conclusion, it's time to go look for evidence that only supports said conclusion!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageNow that I've got my conclusion, it's time to go look for evidence that only supports said conclusion!lemmy.worldEp1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoThat was my read too: because anecdotal evidence is untrustworthy, now they need to legitimatize what they’ve observed firsthand.
minus-squareShayeta@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoIt’s not that anecdotal evidence is untrustworthy, it’s that it’s only applicable to those who were the ones to experience said anecdote.
That was my read too: because anecdotal evidence is untrustworthy, now they need to legitimatize what they’ve observed firsthand.
It’s not that anecdotal evidence is untrustworthy, it’s that it’s only applicable to those who were the ones to experience said anecdote.