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by justinjlynn 1475 days ago
Yes, of course, you're right. Unfortunately, Brandolini's Law often applies quite strongly. I simply do not wish to always subject myself to that and only wish to alert readers of the comment thread to think critically about the parent comment's contents. That is - the target of my comment is not the parent comment's author, but the reader of the parent comment. Generally, this is sufficient to meet my aims.
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I understand that. I’m suggesting changing the wording. Your original post would have been a lot more helpful to people like me had it been of the form:

People should know that there are lot of studies and evidence to the contrary that is easy to find. The evidence presented above is flawed and you can look this up easily on your own.

My comment, as is, captures the tone I intended. Therefore, I will not edit it. Thank you for your kind suggestions. I will take them into account in future interactions where they are relevant.