Second, the study was not based on validated assumptions. Third, the researchers did not account for ecological benefits or reductions in the number of non-cancer ailments reported. In this case, the authors marshaled facts to come up with conclusions based on selective mere factual accuracy. To help discern truth, I offer a few useful definitions provided by author Marsha D. Holliday. Human truth is based on the best facts as we perceive them now.
Values differ from truth.
Beliefs differ from both truth and values. Beliefs are the confidence and convictions one has about what is and what ought to be-about truth and values. Those are the components of context. It is human nature to seek a unified meaning. As journalists and researchers, we are the gatherers.