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Re:Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says by tptacek on Friday March 01, 2024 @12:18AM (#39558780)
That the "cancer" argument about alcohol is special pleading.
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Re:Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says by jjtheblunt on Friday March 01, 2024 @01:20AM (#39559082)
What would motivate false claims that alcohol correlates with cancer incidence?
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Re:Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says by tptacek on Friday March 01, 2024 @01:22AM (#39559097)
I didn't say the science is wrong, I said the argument is special pleading.
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Re:Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says by jjtheblunt on Friday March 01, 2024 @09:19AM (#39561993)
What is special pleading? I’m a native speaker and think you are too but have no idea what you’re saying.
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Re:Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge to Nearly 500 a Day, CDC Says by tptacek on Friday March 01, 2024 @10:08AM (#39562451)
You can just Google the term.
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