Anecdotal
an·ec·do·tal
.... well right off the bat.... I am thinking anus....
.... dude .... a silent "ec" .... come on dude...
SS,
Have you been using psychedelics again tonight?
My grandfather said he saw Big Foot … while living in Miami Beach.
Carl,
This must have been awhile ago if it was grandpa.
It's sea creatures that are the real threat in Miami!
https://www.strangescience.net/stsea2.htm
Contrary to popular belief, the sailors of Columbus's day did not think they would sail right off the edge of the Earth. They were, however, apprehensive about what they would find in their travels. Mistakes about marine life have ranged from inaccurate assumptions about the behavior of known species to fanciful depictions of animals that "might" exist.
Year: 1570
Scientist/artist: Abraham Ortelius
Originally published in: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Now appears in: Monsters of the Sea by Richard Ellis
This excerpt of a map of Iceland by a Flemish cartographer shows sea monsters that some believed inhabited the surrounding waters. Some speculation about this monster-riddled map, however, is that it aimed to dissuade Europeans from moving to an island that the current settlers preferred to keep to themselves.
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Year: 1570
Scientist/artist: Abraham Ortelius
Originally published in: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum
Now appears in: "Early Modern Brave New World?" by Ciobanu Estella Antoaneta in The Annals of Ovidius University Constanta
Ortelius didn't confine exotic sea creatures in his maps to the relatively familiar waters of Northern Europe. In the Pacific Ocean, he envisioned big, gluttonous whales attacking passing ships, and preening sirens waiting to seduce the sailors.
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https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/anecdotal
based on someone’s personal experience or information rather than on facts that can be checked
There is now anecdotal evidence that these chemicals are harmful.
Synonyms and related words
Not definite or based on fact:apparently, supposed, alleged...
There is anecdotal evidence that human caused climate change is causing more hurricanes but checking the data shows that hurricanes have not increased, just the reporting of them has.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/02/18/hurricanes-climate-change-detection/
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There is anecdotal evidence that the increase in carbon dioxide is greening up the planet. Checking the data.......shows that this is a fact.......that isn't being reported much.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/carbon-dioxide-fertilization-greening-earth
