True, but only if they accurately model the data. If the data don’t match with predictions made by the theory (hypothesis, actually), it’s not reality that’s flawed.
[not] obligated to model other people the way they want me to model them
In the absence of other evidence, you have no reason to do otherwise. You still have to match the data. Until you (or somebody else) find a way to get better data than self-reports, that’s what you’ve got to use. If your claim is only for two specific cases, it only applies to those cases. But it is wrong to assert that there are only two cases just because that’s all you understand.
True, but only if they accurately model the data. If the data don’t match with predictions made by the theory (hypothesis, actually), it’s not reality that’s flawed.
In the absence of other evidence, you have no reason to do otherwise. You still have to match the data. Until you (or somebody else) find a way to get better data than self-reports, that’s what you’ve got to use. If your claim is only for two specific cases, it only applies to those cases. But it is wrong to assert that there are only two cases just because that’s all you understand.