No, it's up to the people making the claim to defend it.
> Patched faster and more often than others
Not necessarily a good thing. Also doesn't really help people off of Google's forced-update scheme.
Also, plugins are an important part of any browser now; NoScript and the ad blocking/anti-tracking tools work better on Firefox.
However, should someone else provide a citation, then this will also do - and the author should really thank that person for doing the hard work in providing a more meaningful discussion.
Perhaps, but it adds much more to the discussion and comes across as less prickish if you say something along the lines of "I don't see any data to support that, could I see yours?" rather than "Citeplz".
Especially when it's literally one google search away on result #1. It just smacks of laziness.
And while I agree with you on plugins, we're talking security. I was going by the study's methodology (which seems mostly sound).
Cite, please.
Cite, please.