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| One strategy that can be observed time and again on social media is to link to a series of scientific studies that are all supposedly intended to support the respective position. These are usually brought forward by the principle of “the more the better”, without explaining the relevant aspects and limitations of the respective studies. | One strategy that can be observed time and again on social media is to link to a series of scientific studies that are all supposedly intended to support the respective position. These are usually brought forward by the principle of “the more the better”, without explaining the relevant aspects and limitations of the respective studies. | ||
| - | Other participants in the discussion are thus forced to either simply accept the study as an [[relevancy: | + | Other participants in the discussion are thus forced to either simply accept the study as an [[relevance: |
| - | One suggestion to defend against this tactic is to ask for explanations on //why// these studies in particular are relevant to this discussion and whether the assumptions made in them apply to the specific situation. In other words, it should be determined if it is not a reference to a [[relevancy: | + | One suggestion to defend against this tactic is to ask for explanations on //why// these studies in particular are relevant to this discussion and whether the assumptions made in them apply to the specific situation. In other words, it should be determined if it is not a reference to a [[relevance: |
| Another hint: on closer inspection, one will often find that the studies linked in this way are in fact //not relevant.// One should therefore assume that they are without relevance, until proven otherwise. | Another hint: on closer inspection, one will often find that the studies linked in this way are in fact //not relevant.// One should therefore assume that they are without relevance, until proven otherwise. | ||