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A recent study suggests that the BBC uses phrases like 'a recent study suggests' when they actually mean there's some anecdotal evidence.

In Romania we have a couple of expressions with very specific meaning:

- some guy asks on Radio Erevan (Yerevan, Armenia) => that is obviously a joke

- the UK scientists discovered that => rumors and unsubstantiated claims

Read the article. It's a decent controlled study.

“Decent controlled study” might be a little of a stretch for something that’s basically self reported and has effect sizes this small (<20%).

A 'decent controlled study' suggests that 'decent controlled studies' measuring 'charitable impulses' are not all that decent or controlled.

Citation needed

Ha! Good catch! My comment above won't do? Research funded by the University of Life.