Even "according to PHE" is incorrect if that person is arguing it as an individual benefit, which is virtually always the framing. Very few people tell smokers to quit because of the benefits to, say, crime
That's not what I was arguing and something that I specifically repudiated several times. I guess I could've added the repudiation on every tweet, but I always assume people will read the whole thing before attacking me
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What irritated me about your rant was anyone who came upon it who didn't have a good grasp of the evidence or terrain of expertise could easily come away thinking that the science around relative risk is far less certain than it in fact is. The context of my frustration is this:pic.twitter.com/XZ3vrVhtc2
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Much like PHE's own use of the estimate, I can see where you're coming from. My frustration is that the 95% figure is taken as writ, when PHE themselves describe it as a "communication tool"
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