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I know it's old, but it's a perfect example of why you have to check definitions when looking at politically charged studies.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

As I wrote my dissertation, one fascinating thing was when you followed citations back to their source. Often they did not claim what was said. I am not talking about different interpretations, I am talking about the citation that didn't even remotely resemble what was cited. I would say it was well over 30% of the citations.

As such not only reading the study but following the cites back as well.