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Yeah but the article is intentionally worded to provoke outrage. What if it was more like …..
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US EPA tested a common common pesticide and found little to no evidence of an impact on developing brains, so is relaxing restrictions on levels allowed on common fruit
Probably because that wasn't what the EPA found because they did their tests on disembodied cells. There was zero testing on animals, which could/would have shown far different results.
A lot of posting in communities online are like that, unfortunately.
But still, I highlighted the particular parts that do not seem to be argued, and seem to be accurate, actual facts. So I was able to respond to just those three facts.
The fictional rewrite you did though does not talk to the points that I've highlighted (how it was tested, the changing quantity times amount, etc.).
So one could say it's obfuscating, and not ethical as well (AKA sales/propaganda).
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The thing is, typically you are way way more likely to see results at high concentrations in isolated cells vs in an animal or human at more reasonable exposure rates, so you typically only elevate to animal testing once you've shown some pathway of effect in isolated cells.
Fair enough, wasn't aware of the pathway/elevation technique, as you described it.
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My version clearly is minimizing the issue. The wording is misleading. However I believe it is just as accurate as the article and equally misleading.
The points you highlight come from the author, not the source and include nothing to support whether or not it’s bad.
Certainly the article makes this seem outrageous, but I’m very dissatisfied with how it gets there
Well, I'm not an expect (curious if you are?), just a layman, so I'll defer to your opinion on the matter. But I would hope that the changes would be described better by the authorities so that a non-expert/normal/everyday (not anti-vaxer type) person doesn't get worried about them.
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No, just someone who really dislikes poor reporting on scientific topics.
Quoting portions of an article is not reporting on the subject, it's just quoting.
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