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Mashup Score: 355 reasons why anecdotes are totally worthless - 2 year(s) ago
Personal anecdotes are often the primary ammunition of those who deny science. If you ask anyone in the alternative medicine or anti-vaccine movements for their evidence, you will almost certainly …
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Allergy-Immunology, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 141Debunking 30 bad arguments about COVID/vaccines - 2 year(s) ago
The COVID era has been a golden age of misinformation. It has seen the development of innumerable false claims and shoddy arguments, and it has breathed new life into ancient anti-vaccine tropes. I…
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Critical Care, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
30 bad COVID arguments debunked: https://t.co/EiE7mABKdv These are so frequent & so soundly rebuffed, I'm putting them all on here because you can't be trusted to click on link. Skip the next 30 if you're so over this right now. A thread.
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Mashup Score: 8Joe Rogan and the problem of false balance - 2 year(s) ago
This is going to be a relatively short post because I only have one simple point that I want to make. Namely, “balance” does not mean presenting conspiracy theories and nonsense alongside facts as …
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
“On many topics (particularly scientific topics), there aren’t two sides, and the fact that two people disagree doesn’t mean that there are two valid positions that both have to be treated as if they have merit.” https://t.co/jZ0ZcPM6ji
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“We have this idea of “two sides” so deeply ingrained into us that we feel like we have to give credence to opposing views, even if one of them is utter nonsense, but that is an absurd and dangerous position to take. https://t.co/jZ0ZcPM6ji
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Mashup Score: 35 reasons why anecdotes are totally worthless - 3 year(s) ago
Personal anecdotes are often the primary ammunition of those who deny science. If you ask anyone in the alternative medicine or anti-vaccine movements for their evidence, you will almost certainly …
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Allergy-Immunology, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
One of my favorite descriptions why anecdotes do not serve as evidence. ❌Correlation does not = causation ⚠️Our minds focus on 1 thing & neglect other factors 💰Placebo effects are strong, especially if you pay $$$ 🚫Sample size matters Great read: https://t.co/ewMckxVfo5 https://t.co/o2LDFWJgEr
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Mashup Score: 1The “it’s banned in Europe” fallacy - 3 year(s) ago
The title of this post is written somewhat in jest because this is not a formally recognized fallacy; nevertheless, it is a very common line of reasoning that is logically flawed and very closely a…
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
The “it’s banned in Europe” fallacy https://t.co/FMhLFuzdF4 via @LogicofScience
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Mashup Score: 05 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science - 4 year(s) ago
One of the most ludicrous things about the anti-science movement is the enormous number of arguments that are based on a lack of knowledge about high school level chemistry. These chemistry facts a…
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
5 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science https://t.co/3CTh6OrZuF https://t.co/jrmyHNKYj2
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Mashup Score: 15 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science - 4 year(s) ago
One of the most ludicrous things about the anti-science movement is the enormous number of arguments that are based on a lack of knowledge about high school level chemistry. These chemistry facts a…
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
5 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science https://t.co/3CTh6OrZuF https://t.co/jrmyHNKYj2
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Mashup Score: 05 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science - 4 year(s) ago
One of the most ludicrous things about the anti-science movement is the enormous number of arguments that are based on a lack of knowledge about high school level chemistry. These chemistry facts a…
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
5 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science https://t.co/3CTh6OrZuF https://t.co/jrmyHNKYj2
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Mashup Score: 25 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science - 4 year(s) ago
One of the most ludicrous things about the anti-science movement is the enormous number of arguments that are based on a lack of knowledge about high school level chemistry. These chemistry facts a…
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
5 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science https://t.co/3CTh6OrZuF https://t.co/jrmyHNKYj2
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Mashup Score: 05 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science - 4 year(s) ago
One of the most ludicrous things about the anti-science movement is the enormous number of arguments that are based on a lack of knowledge about high school level chemistry. These chemistry facts a…
Source: The Logic of ScienceCategories: Hem/Onc News and Journals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
5 simple chemistry facts that everyone should understand before talking about science https://t.co/3CTh6OrZuF https://t.co/jrmyHNKYj2
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Just because somebody posts something about their own health does not mean it: ⚠️Is accurate (our minds misinterpret things in many ways) ⚠️Contains all pertinent details ⚠️Pertains to anyone else Anecdotes are not evidence. #ThursdayThoughts https://t.co/Ky7iBPhKbE https://t.co/XBjR9KndAX