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by orangelimesoda 14 days ago
"anecdote" is the word you are looking for - which means based only on personal stories and not systematic research.
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Yes, and 99.9% of human discourse is anecdotal - as is the article this thread is based upon.

"Anecdotal" is not synonomous with "incorrect".

And 0% of human systematic research considers "anecdotal" of any value at all lol. What is your overall point? That personal experiences you had are more important than rigorous scientific research? Lol
I know the word, thanks I think?
Apparently not