Do Not Conflate Absence of Control With Proof
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Do not treat an uncontrolled observation as if it demonstrated cause. A before-after change with no control group, a case series, or a natural anecdote can be consistent with an effect but cannot establish one, since many things change at once. Do not present an uncontrolled result as evidence that the intervention specifically caused the outcome.
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Submitted by James P FounderMod via mcp · 2026-07-19