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Noun Concept
Categories: Diversionary tactics, Inductive fallacies, Evidence, Philosophy of science, Informal fallacies
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anecdotal evidence  Anecdotal fallacy  anecdata  anecdotal  anecdotal account
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Anecdotal evidence is evidence based only on personal observation, collected in a casual or non-systematic manner. Wikipedia
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Anecdotal evidence is evidence based only on personal observation, collected in a casual or non-systematic manner. Wikipedia
Evidence collected in a casual or informal manner and relying heavily or entirely on personal testimony Wikidata
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evidence
misuse of statistics
faulty generalization
OPPOSITE OF
scientific evidence
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personal testimonial
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anecdotal evidence
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anecdotal evidence
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anecdata, anecdotal, anecdotal account, Anecdotal Evidence, Anecdotal fallacy, Anecdotal Fallacy, anecdotal report, Clinical experience, Personal evidence, Personal testimony evidence, Testimonial evidence

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