A Tang anecdotal account further explains fox metamorphosis as a form of popular magic: "When the fox is about to haunt, it must wear a skull and worship the Big Dipper."

一则唐代的轶闻进一步解释狐狸变身是众所周知的魔法形式：“野狐名紫狐，夜击尾火出。”将为怪，必戴髑髅拜北斗。

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The authors combine hard facts with substantial scientific evidence and highly credible anecdotal tales - a potent mix, which leaves one with few chances to make a reasonable denial of their claims.

作者在数量巨大的科学证据、可信度极高的轶事中说明冰冷残酷的事实，这样一来，让人无从反驳。

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Several studies, as well as a lot of anecdotal evidence, seem to support this.

好几项研究和很多奇闻轶事的证据似乎都能证明这一点。

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Anecdotal reports from IOM monitors suggest that IDP women are particularly vulnerable to becoming involved in prostitution and trafficking as a result."

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For example a single, anecdotal review of a book will have more weight than the results of a poll of hundreds of people, even though the latter is likely to be more accurate.

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Ms Berelowitz said that although there was a lot of anecdotal research, there was a serious lack of reliable data.

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But you have to make a herculean mental effort to prevent anecdotal data from feeding a confirmation bias that essentially tells you what you want to hear.

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