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Originally Posted by CRS
Only meant to deceive those that do not know the meaning/reasoning behind it. What is true for some may not be true for others. This is why we use those particular words. Because everyone is different, we can't expect what happens to one person happen to the next (this has to do with thresholds but I won't get into that).
Ex. A 24 year old marathon running who never smoked a cigarette in his life dies of cancer.
A 94 year old man who smoked chronically since he was 14 who has a clean bill of health.
This is why those words are used. Because they are not a certainty but more of a probability.
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the deception is in the lack of specifics. instead of saying red meat can cause cancer, give us the facts. red meat has been linked to X amount of cancer cases in the united states for 2008, for example. if you can't positively link the cause to the effect, then in my opinion, the claim should be disregarded. also, the hormones given to cattle would be the most likely cause of cancer and not the beef itself. again, lack of specifics.