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He/him. Evo-devo biologist at the U of Minnesota Morris, politically progressive, ferociously godless, proudly feminist, always ready to rage against ignorance.

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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 2 Jun 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted William Belcher

      I do so love the straw men arguments that people use against peer review.😂https://twitter.com/EdB_Ohio/status/1135182985815363584 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      William Belcher @EdB_Ohio
      Replying to @SimonTimber @gorskon
      Sure. It's "confirmation bias" to point out that peer review isn't automatic validation of an idea. It's often just a cheap appeal to authority fallacy - as I've already said.
      3 replies 6 retweets 32 likes
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    2. William Belcher‏ @EdB_Ohio 2 Jun 2019
      Replying to @gorskon

      I do so love when people call it a straw man argument to point out exactly what they're doing. 😂

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    3. Bruce Kirkpatrick‏ @bruceekirk 2 Jun 2019
      Replying to @EdB_Ohio @gorskon

      your example of “peer review is bad” is @MicrobiomDigest’s outstanding work finding poorly-reviewed published science by doing...voluntary peer review on PubPeer. part of the problem is some of the journals who accept these papers are predatory and don’t care about review anyways

      3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    4. Bruce Kirkpatrick‏ @bruceekirk 2 Jun 2019
      Replying to @bruceekirk @EdB_Ohio and

      Bruce Kirkpatrick Retweeted Elisabeth Bik

      she *specifically* says that quality science depends on people like her to vet papers that might have slipped through the peer-review cracks. that endorses *more* peer review, not that it’s somehow fallacious or an appeal to authority to have the processhttps://twitter.com/microbiomdigest/status/1121798695689703425?s=21 …

      Bruce Kirkpatrick added,

      Elisabeth BikVerified account @MicrobiomDigest
      Most of the work detecting these problems in science papers is done by volunteers like me. It takes perseverance and patience. Many journals, authors, and academic institutions will not take action.
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      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 2 Jun 2019
      Replying to @bruceekirk @EdB_Ohio @MicrobiomDigest

      You beat me to it. Also, no one—and I mean NO ONE—claims that passing peer review represents "automatic validation of an idea."

      1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
    6. William Belcher‏ @EdB_Ohio 2 Jun 2019
      Replying to @gorskon @bruceekirk @MicrobiomDigest

      Beat you to what? Why do you specifically ask for peer reviewed literature?

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      PZ Myers  🕷‏ @pzmyers 2 Jun 2019
      Replying to @EdB_Ohio @gorskon and

      I also ask that my food be properly inspected and cooked. That doesn't guarantee that it will be good. It's a *minimal* standard.

      7:18 AM - 2 Jun 2019
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        1. Bruce Kirkpatrick‏ @bruceekirk 2 Jun 2019
          Replying to @pzmyers @EdB_Ohio and

          awesome analogy. most food arriving at the table ends up being quality, less bad stuff slips through the cracks (but some still does and takes further review — by you or another third party). you’re not sucking up to “the man” because he said your food was edible!

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