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The meme supplied absolutely no evidence refuting my assertion. Using words like “often”, or “may not”, is purely conjecture (unless suplied with a balanced, peer reviewed study supporting it) and supplies absolutely no ill weight toward using anecdotal information.
Comment by myDogStillLovesMe at 27/01/2025 at 02:24 UTC
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It wasn't a meme, and you don't seem willing to change your mind about it. Let's just say that anecdotes are a weak strategy in debate.
Anecdotes are not evidence. The primary weakness of anecdotes as evidence is that they are uncontrolled; technically, they are non-systematic observations. There is a considerable risk of subconscious data mining, and they are subject to confirmation biases, memory effects, and multiple other cognitive biases. There also is a high risk of confounding variables. Therefore, we cannot make any reliable assumptions or show causation from anecdotes.