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I don't have enough familiarity with this sort of research to evaluate it quickly either, but the fact that an ad hominem is the top comment, that no one on HN
by amadeuspagel 8y ago
I don't have enough familiarity with this sort of research to evaluate it quickly either, but the fact that an ad hominem is the top comment, that no one on HN found any serious criticism is enough for me.
- abathur 8y agoI think this is either an over-reaction or a bit disgenuine. I was careful not to suggest (and certainly not argue) their research be dismissed for any ad-hominem reason. The fact that they are members of some brand-new academic* unit that claims to be "for the Advancement of Free Enterprise Education" suggests that there's some non-zero chance they knew the conclusion about public spending on education before they started. I raised a small set of facts without making any claim/appeal/accusation of anything sensational or conspiratorial. If researchers at the Colloquium for the Advancement of Drink Your Damn Milk publish a study concluding you should drink your damn milk, it's reasonable to weight their conclusions accordingly until you see how others with more domain knowledge assess them.