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The word 'precipitous' is a direct quote from the author, and is also in the PNAS article abstract. Whatever your problems with the original paper (if you've r
by crispinb 7y ago
The word 'precipitous' is a direct quote from the author, and is also in the PNAS article abstract.
Whatever your problems with the original paper (if you've read it), you can hardly fault The Graun quoting their source verbatim.
- eloff 7y agoYes, that would justify the headline, but not the uncritical reporting. Any idiot looking at the graph can see the problem with choosing the last four years as the time frame. It's cherry picking to make it seem like a bigger deal than it is. Both scientists and journalists know better.