This phrase tipped me off, since here no causal connection is implied (as opposed to what’s suggested by other pieces of data); it’s basically a “But Stalin believed that!” attack:
It’s also used as a solvent during the synthesis of cocaine, in certain forms of particularly cruel and unnecessary animal research, and has been traced to the distribution process of several cases of pesticides causing genetic damage and birth defects.
This phrase tipped me off, since here no causal connection is implied (as opposed to what’s suggested by other pieces of data); it’s basically a “But Stalin believed that!” attack: