dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhen does "what you know" become realer than "what you see"?message-squaremessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down19
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareWhen does "what you know" become realer than "what you see"?dope@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareGrizzly_Biscuit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoEmpirical VS anecdotal evidence.
minus-squaredope@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·11 months agoYes lovely terms. But when (in the case of contradiction) does anecdotal take precedence (or authoritarian, well documented etc anecdotal even)?
minus-squareGrizzly_Biscuit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoOh…to be honest I think I read the prompt backwards. As a rule of thumb, anecdotes should always be taken with a grain of salt when presented with contradictory empirical evidence.
Empirical VS anecdotal evidence.
Yes lovely terms. But when (in the case of contradiction) does anecdotal take precedence (or authoritarian, well documented etc anecdotal even)?
Oh…to be honest I think I read the prompt backwards. As a rule of thumb, anecdotes should always be taken with a grain of salt when presented with contradictory empirical evidence.