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# Debate 1
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## Proposition
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> "There's no evidence that masking reduces the spread of COVID19"
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## Arguments
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### Gold Standard Tho
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<b>P1)</b></font> If RCTs are the FDA's gold standard for causal inference, then RCTs are required for a causal inference regarding mask effectiveness.
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<b>(P→Q)</b>
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<b>P2)</b></font> RCTs are the FDA's gold standard for causal inference.
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<b>(P)</b>
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<b>C)</b></font> Therefore, RCTs are required for a causal inference regarding mask effectiveness.
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<b>(∴Q)</b>
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[Proof Tree](https://www.umsu.de/trees/#(P~5Q),(P)|=(Q))
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### New Interventions Tho
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| <font color="CC6600">**Definiendum**</font> | <font color="CC6600">**Definiens**</font> |
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| <font color="CC6600">**N**</font> | the medical intervention (x) is new |
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| <font color="CC6600">**K**</font> | the level of harm produced by the medical intervention (x) is known |
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| <font color="CC6600">**R**</font> | an RCT is generally required for a causal inference for that medical intervention (x) |
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| <font color="CC6600">**c**</font> | Required masking to reduce the spread of COVID |
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<b>P1)</b></font> If the medical intervention is new and the level of harm produced by the medical intervention is not known, then an RCT is generally required for a causal inference for that medical intervention.
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<b>(∀x(Nx∧¬Kx→Rx))</b>
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<b>P2)</b></font> Required masking to reduce the spread of COVID is new.
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<b>(Nc)</b>
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<b>P3)</b></font> The level of harm produced by required masking to reduce the spread of COVID is not known.
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<b>(¬Kc)</b>
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<b>C)</b></font> Therefore, an RCT is generally required for causal inference for required masking to reduce the spread of COVID.
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<b>(∴Rc)</b>
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</div>
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[Proof Tree](https://www.umsu.de/trees/#(~6x(Nx~1~3Kx~5Rx)),(Nc),(~3Kc)|=(Rc))
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# Hashtags
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#debate
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#debate_opponents
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#clowns
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#clownery |