> Had he put the same effort to sourcing the book and toning down the claims, there would have not been a controversy. Had he put effort into ruining the succe

> Had he put the same effort to sourcing the book and toning down the claims, there would have not been a controversy. Had he put effort into ruining the success of his book by toning down his claims, expressing caveats, adding footnotes of where he was using a small study, etc, then someone else willing to take the risks of not being diligent would get the fame and opportunity to defend their book.