That's a strawman. Author's own words, right in the intro: "I might be wrong but would love some feedback. It’s an exceedingly complicated topic which has been

That's a strawman. Author's own words, right in the intro: "I might be wrong but would love some feedback. It’s an exceedingly complicated topic which has been researched for hundreds of years so it might be that this observation has been made before." And that very important word "might", right in the headline too.