Dr.Martinez said:There is a difference between no evidence and evidence of no effect, and this subject is one where the two get swapped freely in both directions.
Dr.Martinez has the substance of this right. The condition it depends on is worth stating. Yes, and the corollary is less popular: if the reasoning holds, it also holds where it produces an answer we do not like.
BrianDallas92 said:Agreed, with a caveat about community reputation: it is a lagging indicator.
That reframing is the part I needed. Taking it to my next appointment.
Dr.Martinez said:There is a difference between no evidence and evidence of no effect, and this subject is one where the two get swapped freely in both directions.
Worth saying that the confident version of this is more useful to the person writing it than to the person reading it.
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