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Michael McKelvy
 
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"John Atkinson" wrote in message
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Arny Krueger wrote:
"John Atkinson" wrote in message
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Contrary to what is implied on James Randi's website, neither of
these products has been reviewed in Stereophile.


Atkinson...uses the hedge word "implied"


Yes, because in this specific instance, The Amazing Randi follows
his discussion of Stereophile with comments on reviews of the
Shakti and Bybee devices without attributing those reviews with
the publication in which those reviews appeared. The reader is thus
left with the impression that those reviews were published in
Stereophile.


Just like when you claimed rsults from your ABX tests that didn't really
mean what you were trying to imply.

And to judge by the e-mails I get since James Randi
published my address on his site, people _do_ get that impression.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile

What sort of impression do SP readers get if they read a positive review of
Shakti Stones?

Would it be A: These things work, the reviewer said so, and SP has all
those charts and graphs and stuff.

Or would it be B: Holy ****, this must be snake oil, they don't have any
sort of measurements to justify the reviewer's impressions.