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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That why it's important for it to not just be a "paper" but an actual source. Then you can check who wrote it, who published it, and what the specific study was. As in, read the published study they cited and you'll see what the parameters were and how they got to the conclusion purported. It's not just "I found that somebody on the internet somewhere said x, here's a link to the Twitter post." Be skeptical and call out shitty sources, but ignoring the entire concept of backing up a claim with evidence is pretty silly. In the current era of plaguing disinformation and misinformation, it's important to be well-versed in thinking critically about what we are told.