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You can. And there's an easy way to smell test a source: What's their response to verification? People who are lying are going to say either you can't or don't
by bena 6y ago
You can. And there's an easy way to smell test a source:
What's their response to verification? People who are lying are going to say either you can't or don't want to check up on them. At some point, they're going to say "trust me".
Never trust someone who asks for your trust. Someone trustworthy isn't concerned whether or not you trust them. They will just say, "Fine, here's what I used. Show me what I missed."
- marcus_holmes 6y agoSo (effectively) if they don't share their data, they're lying?
- KSteffensen 6y agoProbably, yes.
- bena 6y agoTo paraphrase: Not everyone who hides data is a liar, but all liars hide data. The rule isn't to positively identify liars. The rule isn't to positively identify non-liars either. The rule is to dismiss as many liars as possible as fast as possible. By immediately dismissing anyone who doesn't want you to check their work or doesn't give you all the information necessary to recreate their work, you will dismiss a lot of liars with little effort. You will also dismiss some people who aren't lying, but that's actually ok. It's better to dismiss an honest study that doesn't meet scrutiny rather than accept a dishonest study. Eventually, either the data will come out and you can vet the information, or someone else will reach the same conclusion and they will share their data. Liars can never reach that point.