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It's important that this article not just represent what atheists/scientists think of anecdotal evidence, but that it is representative of the treatment of anecdotal evidence in philosophy, religion, history, law, and so forth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:152:4C7C:1D0:A18E:6D23:2A5E:8FC4 (talk) 04:12, 29 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In television

In an episode of Dilbert, the cartoon show, Dogbert uses anecdotal evidence to persuade the public that they have work disabilities. Dilbert repetitively argues against the use of anecdotal evidence, but is proven wrong as Dogbert's evil plan unfurls and succeeds once again.

Sorry, as someone who has never (?) seen the show I don't understand this. Please rewrite this passage or preferably don't put it back into the article at all. <KF> 01:29, Dec 31, 2004 (UTC)

Intro

I cut this from the intro as incomprehensible:

Anecdotal evidence is no more than a type description (i.e., short narrative), and is often confused in discussions with its weight, or other considerations, as to the purpose(s) for which it is used. This is true regardless of the veracity of individual claims.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Ben Finn (talk) 11:21, 29 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Carroll, Robert Todd. Anecdotal (testimonial) evidence, from the Skeptic's Dictionary.
^ Novella, Steven. Science-based Medicine. Link. Second link. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
^ Bearden, James. Anecdotal evidence. Link.

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Is there a Wikipedia policy for anecdotal evidence? Benjamin (talk) 05:51, 15 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Carroll, Robert Todd. Anecdotal (testimonial) evidence, from the Skeptic's Dictionary.

[Novella-2] Novella, Steven. Science-based Medicine. Link. Second link. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

[3] Bearden, James. Anecdotal evidence. Link.

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