Ake.. there was a famous book called "How to Lie With Statistics"

You cherry-pick statistics and then interpret them in ways that are NOT necessarily facts.... which leads to *YOU* often being interpreted in similar ways by those who don't like YOUR interpretations. Kinda of an interesting escalation by folks who all say they are concerned with facts & truth, hmm?

I view the term "bottom feeder" in this context as referring to style, not analytic position. It means hurling insults and degrading referents instead of just pointedly refuting positions they dispute.,,(umm ...thus, I would not personally use the term.. but SRS is tasked ..by Max... with overseeing the general tone of the place. Lots of stuff gets left up that maybe should be deleted, but I can't imagine having enough time to parse all the nuances (he said.. inventing a term)

I would rather debate Ake & Pete than nod wisely in agreement with those who consider invective the height of their ability to combat flawed ideas.