I can understand the anecdotal evidence when something happens that
could happen anyway. But they apply it to things that to me constitute
absolute proof. If you cure something that is otherwise incurable, such
as herpes or AIDS, then how can that be anecdotal?
Marshall
Richard Goodwin wrote:
Somebody once said: If an AMA doctor, hospital, medical research
establishmen, etc. reports on a patient's real life medical
experience, it is called a "Case Study", if it is reported by someone
else, like the patient, it is called "Anecdotal Evidence".
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*From:* Peter Converse <[email protected]>
*To:* Neville Munn <[email protected]>; [email protected]
*Sent:* Wed, January 27, 2010 9:12:50 AM
*Subject:* Re: CS>Anecdotal Evidence and CS
Exactly, Neville!
It's the "how" and the "how much" that matters.
Incorrect conclusions can easily be drawn to support either the pro or
the con side of any topic if the biggest possible picture, based upon
the best possible infomation which is presently available and
understood, is not seen for what it is.
Taking as many surrounding facts into account as possible and logging
them for future reference helps to develop the big picture experience
and that is precisely why Lists like this one provide so much wisdom.
When a large number of people are acting and reporting in a similar
way, their collective experiences start to add up to something much
bigger than a single personal effert, due to duplication of results.
When this type of synergistic collective
experimenting/reporting is being carried out, anecdotal evidence can
be very meaningful as each successive anecdote helps to confirm
another similar one or chip away at some of the credibility of a
dissimilar one, until the "statue", if you will, of evidence begins to
take on a definite form of its own as it's shaped by a multitude of
experimenters/artists who are all contributing to the final, or at
least, fairly recognizable, piece of work/art.
So, keep the anecdotes coming! They are worth their weight in silver,
if not gold!
Peter
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Neville Munn <mailto:[email protected]>
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:59 PM
*Subject:* RE: CS>Anecdotal Evidence and CS
Which is why a million questions need be asked so it can be logged
and put up against another case which may come to light in the
future, then comparisons can be made and a more accurate
assessment may ensue. It's more a matter of *how much*
information will/can be willingly/readily given or extracted from
the individual and what conclusions, if any, can be drawn based on
that information.
Most correlate 'CS' with argyria, but that 'CS' usually
constitutes *anything* that contains silver, or even the smell of
silver? That alone prompts a thousand questions...Fairly
difficult to determine with a degree of accuracy one way or tuther
I would think from information available on the net
today...Questions, questions, questions...Answers not entirely
convincing or praps even trustworthy...supposition, inuendo,
trickery, and some of course are outright lies...doesn't make an
assessment any easier for or against! So, best everyone keeps
plugging away on their own I spose using themselves as 'case
studies', guinea pigs, or lab rats...each convincing themselves
and/or making their own deliberations along the way.
N.
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:04:29 -0800
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: CS>Anecdotal Evidence and CS
I'm always reluctant to accept anecdotal evidence at face value.
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