Comment on Lockdowns and face masks ‘unequivocally’ cut spread of Covid, report finds

• ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Except in this case we already knew the hypothesis was correct

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  • kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    did we? were there studies done? and if there were what’s the harm in repeating and verifying?

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    • CobblerScholar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      In the same vein now we now exactly how much more effective it is vs alternatives. Studies often answer many questions at once even if on the face of it the study’s result seems obvious

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      • kameecoding@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        you should start at the wikipedia page for false equivalence instead

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• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This is why I am starting to conduct my study into if fire is hot.

  It appears to be, but I feel extensive additional researchers required.

  “Ow”

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