> Is "pointing out" data considered downplaying? I'd consider it playing devil's advocate, depending on the scenario. The problem is, these days I often see a

> Is "pointing out" data considered downplaying? I'd consider it playing devil's advocate, depending on the scenario. The problem is, these days I often see a lot of bad faith arguments being passed off as "just playing devil's advocate". You can be obese and diabetic and still live to be 80+ years old. My grandma is both, and will be turning 81 this year. But if someone who is only 30, but obese and diabetic dies to COVID, it's a pretty damn bad faith argument to try to claim that COVID was not the cause of death.