Basically, Orac is saying that contrary to its claims, the study still involved deception, in the same way that a used car dealer can technically disclose to you that the car he is selling to you is a piece of junk, while at the same time he is talking the cars merits up so excitedly you hardly notice you are buying a lemon.

FORBES: Harvard Placebo Study Was Seriously Overhyped

Cars are so rare that children wave excitedly as you drive by, and chickens fearlessly block your path.

ECONOMIST: No title

She jumps up and down excitedly and tells you about her report card.

FORBES: Adventures in the Third Dimension

You hear the creak of caskets opening, the tap of tiny feet as cherubs dance excitedly, and the clanking of cast-iron doors as angels go about their business on narrow lanes lined with weeping widows.

BBC: The Recoleta Cemetery: Silent theatre and city of the dead