These are totally invalid analogies. Scientific claims are never judged by the ridiculousness of the claim but by the strength of the evidence. Every scientific

These are totally invalid analogies. Scientific claims are never judged by the ridiculousness of the claim but by the strength of the evidence. Every scientific journal would be fairly judged on its assessment of the data and methodology. Every scientific journal is fair game for a “grievance study” and every one that accepts satirically ridiculous methodologies or conclusions would be very fairly judged fraudulent. Your other example confuses popular points of view with academic studies. If there is a better example of the problem here I can’t think of it.