Because the former makes a false claim and the latter doesn’t necessarily. Of course, if the latter happens in a context of “the academic consensus is X” and then ignores opposing studies, that’s also a false claim. But if the latter happens in a context of “here is an argument for X” then it’s not.
Because the former makes a false claim and the latter doesn’t necessarily. Of course, if the latter happens in a context of “the academic consensus is X” and then ignores opposing studies, that’s also a false claim. But if the latter happens in a context of “here is an argument for X” then it’s not.