"There is also a common-sense method for debunking this urban legend."
Which seems to be anything but surveying veterans.
Of course every single one of us didn't get spit on. I didn't. But I know those that did. This is pure B.S. Vietnam vets were treated like crap.
He already established that the veterans can't be trusted to truthfully answer such a "leading" question as, "Did anybody spit on you?" Obviously, a college professor knows better than a veteran what actually happened to him. He can deduce the truth for you and let you know where your memory of events is wrong. Thank heaven for accurate, unbiased studies like this! </dripping sarcasm>