Evidencedismissing

A specific form of sourcedismissing focused on empirical evidence. The perpetrator requests evidence, often with great ceremony (“show me the evidence!”), and then rejects each piece on spurious grounds. Common tactics: calling qualitative evidence “anecdotal,” quantitative evidence “p‑hacked,” historical evidence “biased,” or personal testimony “subjective.” Evidencedismissing is favored by those who equate “evidence” with a narrow, idealized standard (e.g., double‑blind RCTs for all questions) and refuse to engage with other legitimate forms of knowing. It is a form of epistemological bad faith.

Example: “The clinician presented case studies (evidence), patient surveys (evidence), and a systematic review (evidence). The internet skeptic responded: ‘Those are all low‑quality. Show me a mechanistic study.’ When the clinician did, he said: ‘That’s in vitro, not in vivo.’ Evidencedismissing in action.”

Evidencedismissing by Dumu The Void June 1, 2026