The tao of querying quackbusters.
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Title
The tao of querying quackbusters.
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JASA (2020), Citkovitz, Claudia; Levett, Kate.
Abstract
The purpose of this piece is to illustrate some of the most important do's and don'ts of intellectual engagement with 'quackbusters' (or skeptics, as they sometimes call themselves). This engagement may be in the clinic or online, socially or in peer reviewed journals. Below we identify some of the fundamental characteristics of a quackbuster or skeptic.
These characteristics are well illustrated by a recent Forbes Online article by Steven Salzberg in which he suggests--literally, though not seriously, it appears--that the World Health Organization (WHO) caused the Covid-19 outbreak by including TCM in its ICD-11 guidelines.
We look at the Salzberg article in some detail here, providing a few critical questions to ask when encountering any article that may appear to be biased. This 'Tao' is also useful in querying articles we agree with, or even our own writing, speech, or Facebook posts. Even when we believe we are 100% in the right, our arguments are stronger and more persuasive when presented in an unbiased way.
These characteristics are well illustrated by a recent Forbes Online article by Steven Salzberg in which he suggests--literally, though not seriously, it appears--that the World Health Organization (WHO) caused the Covid-19 outbreak by including TCM in its ICD-11 guidelines.
We look at the Salzberg article in some detail here, providing a few critical questions to ask when encountering any article that may appear to be biased. This 'Tao' is also useful in querying articles we agree with, or even our own writing, speech, or Facebook posts. Even when we believe we are 100% in the right, our arguments are stronger and more persuasive when presented in an unbiased way.
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JASA
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English
issn
2377-3723
issue
3
page end
41
page start
38
volume
7