One of my favorite examples of science deniers misapplying legal principles to science: Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus. (False in one thing, false in everything.) It's a good rule for evaluating witness testimony, but it has nothing to do with science.https://respectfulinsolence.com/2006/06/05/a-cranks-favorite-gambit-falsu-1/ …
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Moreover, the principle of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus is only intended to be used to evaluate the testimony of a single witness; i.e., if the witness lies or is mistaken about one thing, it's reasonable to question all of his testimony.
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Also the people that invoke those arguments tend to not understand the legal system.
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Wow. An inaccurate statement in white text on a black background. Amazing.
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Now there are tens of thousands, soon hundreds of thousands of angry mothers whom would like to know whom was responsible for ruining the health of a generation of children. You seem pretty entrenched in the science Dr. Gorski...pic.twitter.com/LTlE6hDa4z
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