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Anecdotal_evidence (including recent related patents.)
Anecdotal evidenceAnecdotal evidence is evidence stemming from a single, often unreliable source which is used in an argument as if it had been scientifically or statistically proven. The person using anecdotal evidence may or may not be aware of the fact that, by doing so, they are generalizing. For example, someone who is not a physician or other kind of expert might argue that eating crushed garlic and drinking one glass of red wine per day will prolong your life, just because their own neighbour indulged in that habit and died aged 90. It becomes clear that in this case any form of inductive reasoning lacks a broad empirical basis. Similarly, a politician might publicly demand better teacher training facilities just because their own son or daughter happens to have a spectacularly incompetent teacher. This is not to say that anecdotal evidence is fallacious per se; it just depends on how it is used. In many cases, it can be the starting point rather than the result of scientific investigation. See alsoThis article is adapted from from Wikipedia All Wikipedia article text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Anecdotal Evidence by Jim Linebarger Recent Anecdotal_evidence related patents From USPTO: 6696407: Huntington's disease treatment comprising administering aldose reductase inhibitors to increase striatal CNTF 6692371: Stabilized golf club 6689758: Gene therapy method 6664270: Method and composition for treatment of irritable bowel disease 6652586: Prosthetic devices employing oxidized zirconium and other abrasion resistant surfaces contacting surfaces of cross-linked polyethylene 6649914: Scanning-beam X-ray imaging system 6640249: Presentation services patterns in a netcentric environment 6640244: Request batcher in a transaction services patterns environment 6640238: Activity component in a presentation services patterns environment 6636242: View configurer in a presentation services patterns environment 6615843: Tobacco smoke filter and relative composition made of antioxidant and mineral substances 6615253: Efficient server side data retrieval for execution of client side applications 6615199: Abstraction factory in a base services pattern environment 6610116: Air filter system 6606660: Stream-based communication in a communication services patterns environment 6601234: Attribute dictionary in a business logic services environment 6601192: Assertion component in environment services patterns 6599495: Nucleotide and protein sequence of mammastatin and methods of use 6585988: Reaction product of arginine and p-aminobenzoic acid, cosmetic, and human and animal health compositions thereof 6582913: Diagnostic method for KVLQT1--a long QT syndrome gene 6578068: Load balancer in environment services patterns 6573300: Hydroxyurea treatment for spinal muscular atrophy 6571282: Block-based communication in a communication services patterns environment 6569423: Methods of inducing nervous tissue regeneration 6554774: Method and apparatus for assessing hemodynamic properties within the circulatory system of a living subject 6550057: Piecemeal retrieval in an information services patterns environment 6549949: Fixed format stream in a communication services patterns environment 6544150: System, method and apparatus for performing weight training exercises 6539396: Multi-object identifier system and method for information service pattern environment 6529948: Multi-object fetch component 6529909: Method for translating an object attribute converter in an information services patterns environment 6526981: Site guard for intravenous sites and other sensitive areas 6525019: Use of melanin for inhibition of angiogenesis and macular degeneration 6509934: Directing an antenna to receive digital television signals 6506785: Treating or preventing the early stages of degeneration of articular cartilage or subchondral bone in mammals using carprofen and derivatives 6502213: System, method, and article of manufacture for a polymorphic exception handler in environment services patterns 6500937: Nucleotide sequence encoding a mammary cell growth inhibitor 6496850: Clean-up of orphaned server contexts 6493637: Coincidence detection method, products and apparatus 6492504: Nucleotide sequence of mammastatin and methods of use 6479469: Treatment of arthritis and compositions therefore 6477665: System, method, and article of manufacture for environment services patterns in a netcentic environment 6477580: Self-described stream in a communication services patterns environment 6458795: Method and composition for treatment of irritable bowel disease 6451765: Methods for treating breast cancer using Mammastatin 6451534: KVLQT1--a long QT syndrome gene 6444210: Bacterial and synthetic polysaccharide immunomodulators that enhance general immunity 6442748: System, method and article of manufacture for a persistent state and persistent object separator in an information services patterns environment 6441038: Treatment of fatigue, head injury and stroke |