I Support the Scientific Method

I really get tired of people quoting figures at me and then, when I look at their figures, I can see that they're meaningless. Look, if you can't document a two decently-sized data sets where all conditions are identical but for the variable you're trying to analyze, I can't take you seriously. And don't get defensive when I bust you on how weak your claims are. Even if I want to believe your claims, if the your methodology is weak, I'm going to call you out on it.