The Plural Of Anecdotes Is Not Data

I'd Like To Submit To Bad Science My Teacher Who Gave Us A Handout Which Says That 'water Is Best Absorbed By The Body When Provided In Frequent Small Amounts.' What I Want To Know Is This. If I Drink Too Much In One Go, Will It Leak Out Off My Arsehole Instead? Thank You. Anton.

The Plural Of Anecdotes Is Not Data

If I Was Writing A Lifestyle Book It Would Have The Same Advice On Every Page, And You’d Know It All Already. Eat Lots Of Fruit And Vegetables, And Live Your Whole Life In Every Way As Well As You Can: Exercise Regularly As Part Of Your Daily Routine, Avoid Obesity, Don’t Drink Too Much, Don’t Smoke, And Don’t Get Distracted From The Real, Basic, Simple Causes Of Ill Health. But As We Will See, Even These Things Are Hard To Do On Your Own, And In Reality Require Wholesale Social And Political Changes.

I Agree, The World Would Be A Better Place If Doctors Were Less Enthusiastic About Adopting Very New Drugs.

I Spend A Lot Of Time Talking To People Who Disagree With Me - I Would Go So Far As To Say That It's My Favourite Leisure Activity.