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David Copperfield faces allegations of sexual misconduct from 16 women, including minors

townflex.com David Copperfield Is Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 16 Women, Some Of Them Minors

Magician David Copperfield is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior from 16 women, as revealed in an investigation by the

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I'd say it's a good heuristic, and one shared by many.
- I'd say the fact that pretty much everyone here is disagreeing with you suggests the opposite is true.
  
  This network is not a neutral place full of unbiased, rational people.
  
  Nobody's really arguing as to how I'm wrong, just mostly drive by down voting and saying "nuhuh!" Also see TrickDacy above, who says he can see my point but is still arguing because he didn't like how I said it.
  
  Interesting that you find your own anecdotal evidence to be valid, but the anecdotal evidence I presented, which can actually be demonstrated to be true rather than what you claim to be true but can't back up, is not valid.
  
  I haven't seen you present a single anecdote at all.
  
  One snake bite is an anecdote. Two snake bites is data. Snakes bite.
  
  This would be the anecdote:
  
  I’d say the fact that pretty much everyone here is disagreeing with you suggests the opposite is true.
  
  123 downvotes on your initial comment sounds like data to me.
  
  Again, seems like you have a bit of a double-standard.
  
  Downvotes is data lol this guy what were you born yesterday? That's not an anecdote man do you know what an anecdote is?
  
  It is as much data as "people I talk to agree with me."
  
  I said more than that and you know it.
  
  What part of what you said is non-anecdotal? What part has actual evidence to back it up?

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