Sir,
I found the publication of this study astonishing.
If a woman crashed her car because she was applying her makeup while driving, would we the take this as evidence of a trait of self-destructive vanity in all women? Or might we understand that few men wear make-up and so are less likely to be in that position?
Simply adding a few of the many caveats that might influence your outcomes into an article does not justify publishing as science a vast extrapolation of a small amount of highly selective anecdotal "evidence".
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to document the genetic tendency to suicide in Sauropods. After all, there a none of them around any more.
Rapid Response:
Sir,
I found the publication of this study astonishing.
If a woman crashed her car because she was applying her makeup while driving, would we the take this as evidence of a trait of self-destructive vanity in all women? Or might we understand that few men wear make-up and so are less likely to be in that position?
Simply adding a few of the many caveats that might influence your outcomes into an article does not justify publishing as science a vast extrapolation of a small amount of highly selective anecdotal "evidence".
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to document the genetic tendency to suicide in Sauropods. After all, there a none of them around any more.
Competing interests: No competing interests