I thought it made sense. They were quoting a scientist from one study, and then showed how the next study disputes this. They were highlighting the scientific a

I thought it made sense. They were quoting a scientist from one study, and then showed how the next study disputes this. They were highlighting the scientific argument. I guess if you think of pull-quotes as the take-away points of the article it's confusing, but I don't usually read them that way.