Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br...
by BoiledCabbage on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @11:21AM
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Yes but the problem with "never been shown" is how it's often used to "take advantage" of people's interpretation like what you list above.
For example dropping a 27.4 kg ball on someone's head has never been shown to cause injury. We've dropped a 26.3 and a 29.5, but we've never studied dropping 27.4 kg - and as a result, "dropping a 27.4 kg ball on someone's head has never been shown to cause injury".
Frequently "never been shown" its used as a weasely way of saying "we've never looked at", or "we don't know if"
For example dropping a 27.4 kg ball on someone's head has never been shown to cause injury. We've dropped a 26.3 and a 29.5, but we've never studied dropping 27.4 kg - and as a result, "dropping a 27.4 kg ball on someone's head has never been shown to cause injury".
Frequently "never been shown" its used as a weasely way of saying "we've never looked at", or "we don't know if"