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  • From: Michael Nave <jmichaelnave@yahoo.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Anecdotal evidence
  • Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:27:10 -0700 (PDT)

Anecdotal evidence is evidence. It may or may not be
unreliable.

--- Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net> wrote:

> Definition
>
> Anecdotal evidence: Anecdotal evidence is
> unreliable evidence based on
> personal experience that has not been empirically
> tested, and which is often
> used in an argument as if it had been scientifically
> or statistically
> proven. The person using anecdotal evidence may or
> may not be aware of the
> fact that, by doing so, they are generalizing.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 8:05 AM
> To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Bee shortage hypothesis
>
> I was once planting a research block in a grower
> orchard during bloom.
> Went by the hives numerous times with no problems.
> Then my phone rang
> and I was swarmed and stung multiple times. It
> wasn't the sound of the
> ringing because the phone rang well away from the
> hive, but when I got
> within 50 feet of it with a call going, they
> attacked.
>
> Food for thought.
>
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