> That isn't what a meta analysis is. I'm not trying to be cruel[...] That's why he didn't call it a meta-analysis but instead said "It’s more of a meta analys

> That isn't what a meta analysis is. I'm not trying to be cruel[...] That's why he didn't call it a meta-analysis but instead said "It’s more of a meta analysis in my mind of all the different studies and anecdotes I’ve osmoted over the years" It'd be one thing if he said all those things as some sort of scientific fact, but he very clearly qualified his statements as hypothetical conclusions informed by surveying literature, reading developments and other things. By saying "I'm not trying to be cruel" you seem to be at least aware that you're being pretty censorious. It seems misplaced to me.