Language: Avoid Saying Prove and Proof

[Guest guest]

From a post in another group, may interest some people here:

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By definition, science can never " prove " anything. When we speak of science

as if it can, we lose the respect of those with genuine training in the

sciences, we damage our own credibility.

 

Instead, we might serve ourselves better ... communicate our message more

effectively ... by saying, for example, " This study seems to suggest that

XXX. " This more accurately expresses what the study (ANY study) does, and it

also creates a more inviting space in which someone can respond, even voice

a different opinion.

 

Best to all,

Elchanan