Thus far, this whole thread is like groundhog day for me. This is exactly the same logical fallacy I see day in and day out where I work. Because somebody has an all powerful senior or fellow behind their title suddenly they are infallible to all but those really in the know (or those who take the time to understand the detail), which are usually one in the same anyhow.
At least I understand the proper term for it now.
I guess confirmation bias is another good term for it as well.
The other common term for it is NIH.....people find money for a certain study, they study and viola the come up with that answer hence they get more money. If you question them it is the same answer.....it isn’t invented here so it can’t be any good. It is not true science. It is sloppy piggies wallowing in gubmint bucks