Searching for alternative numbers to explain an anomaly, e.g. that consumer sentiment hasn't improved even though inflation is down, is what scientists do, alth

Searching for alternative numbers to explain an anomaly, e.g. that consumer sentiment hasn't improved even though inflation is down, is what scientists do, although it is certainly not immune to partisan bias. Have you got a critique of the paper's explanation and an example of how you think it's mendacious? The original is here: https://www.nber.org/papers/w32163 https://www.nber.org/papers/w32163. I don't have access, but the Forbes story says they check their result in Europe and it continues to hold.