Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoNow that I've got my conclusion, it's time to go look for evidence that only supports said conclusion!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1263arrow-down140
arrow-up1223arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·1 month agoThat was my read too: because anecdotal evidence is untrustworthy, now they need to legitimatize what they’ve observed firsthand.
minus-squareShayeta@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month 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.