argue in front of

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“I have not all my facts yet, but I do not think there are any insuperable difficulties. Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You find yourself insensibly twisting them round to fit your theories.”
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Does it mean to disagree when we have the data before our eyes (=when we can see it), or to disagree before (=in front of) having data?

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@WBYeats,

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to disagree before (=in front of) having data?

I think that's almost it. It's an unusual phrase.

Note, "argue" does not mean "disagree" here. It just means something like "to expound, to develop a theory..."

He means, first assess the data, then decide what happened.

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@McTag,

Thank you~

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