Vetting A Claim by Chris Byron

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Vetting A Claim

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Vetting a claim

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Do ideas have rights?

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Define the terms!

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We live in a pluralistic society with many ideas and beliefs. How do we navigate truths and narratives? People versus ideas?

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Are there statements or assertions about reality that need to be demonstrated?

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A rejection of a claim isn’t an assertion of the opposite.

Not guilty isn’t an assertion of innocence. It’s just that there wasn’t enough evidence to support the claim the person did the act.

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What is asserted without evidence can be rejected with the same amount of evidence.

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For something to be universally accepted it needs evidence and predictive power.

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To Recap

Define
What is being asserted?
Check sources
Look of evidence
Consider biases
Seek experts
Consider the logic
Synthesize
So there.

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For your medical claim,

What does the research suggest?

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Chris Byron