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Just ask yourself if you dislike the conclusions or implications. If so, the paper isn't credible.

I was under the impression we knew this method for a pretty long damn time by now.

Unfortunately, the reverse will also be true: if you like the conclusions or implications, it must be credible.

This is confirmation bias, and has been used for terrible reasons, as well as to great comedic effect (see Sea Matheson fat studies)