The parent comment is a valid criticism of the quality of reporting, especially in the context of the overall standard right now. Claiming a causal relationshi

The parent comment is a valid criticism of the quality of reporting, especially in the context of the overall standard right now. Claiming a causal relationship is an incorrect summary if the study did not show this. This is a very serious problem. If the particular study did in fact show good evidence of causality, that's worth specific highlighting because it's not that common. The parent is not saying they've thought of some obvious confounder that the study authors didn't. They've emphasized the importance of unknown unknowns and correlation vs causation. Raising the standard of science journalism is a noble goal, if you ask me. In this case, the authors are not making as strong a claim as the summary does.