03-01-2011, 02:37 AM
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Originally posted by pslamont
No anecdote. That conversation happened about two weeks ago here on the Big Island.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdote
Anecdotal evidence is an informal account of evidence in the form of an anecdote. The term is often used in contrast to scientific evidence, as evidence that cannot be investigated using the scientific method. The problem with arguing based on anecdotal evidence is that anecdotal evidence is not necessarily typical; only statistical evidence can determine how typical something is. Misuse of anecdotal is a logical fallacy.