BLA1402

2. Science requires data.
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The article was based mostly on Wells's opinions. He didn't have enough data.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350670/description/FOR_KIDS_Fuzzy_future "Many researchers were stunned when they first saw these rates. And they were just as surprised to hear some scientists blame the problem on spending too much time indoors. The notion that recess might promote better vision seemed almost magical."

The writer didn't mention who were the researchers nor when the research was done.

3. Science runs on careful criticism.
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[] "There were no side effects reported. This is very exciting information and one reason why many experts and doctors think that Garcinia Cambogia is probably the most effective weapon against the obesity epidemic in our country." There were only 135 people supplemented with the product. There might have been side effects and no one reported it because they were too excited about the weight loss. Or there may be a side effect that shows up later on after the experiment.

5. There's power in precise terms.
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6. Correlation is not causation.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350670/description/FOR_KIDS_Fuzzy_future

"some scientists blame the problem on spending too much time indoors."

8. Beware the plausible, __especially__ if it works.
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9. Where there's smoke, there's smoke.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350670/description/FOR_KIDS_Fuzzy_future

10. Lack of evidence doesn't mean it's false.
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The statement below may be true but Wells did not give proofs to back it up. "We are all Africans. Or at least it started out that way," Wells says.

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