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<blockquote data-quote="tonyexpress" data-source="post: 4684613" data-attributes="member: 1940">Well, I sort of understand your logic but how about this?<h3><a href="https://www.meehanmd.com/blog/2020-07-22-if-masks-dont-work-then-why-do-surgeons-wear-them/?fbclid=IwAR0UhJU6x21bI0QM6Gcd8Y0JjRt8FSx0BTU9KsF-pJFEezVo-qZWodHo7hE" target="_blank">&quot;If masks don&#039;t work, then why do surgeons wear them?&quot;</a></h3>First, let&#039;s be clear. The premise that surgeons wearing masks serves as evidence that &quot;masks must work to prevent viral transmission&quot; is a logical fallacy that I would classify as an argument of false equivalence, or comparing &quot;apples to oranges.&quot;Although surgeons do wear masks to prevent their respiratory droplets from contaminating the surgical field and the exposed internal tissues of our surgical patients, that is about as far as the analogy extends. Obviously, surgeons cannot &quot;socially distance&quot; from their surgical patients (unless we use robotic surgical devices, in which case, I would definitely not wear a mask).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tonyexpress, post: 4684613, member: 1940"] Well, I sort of understand your logic but how about this? [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.meehanmd.com/blog/2020-07-22-if-masks-dont-work-then-why-do-surgeons-wear-them/?fbclid=IwAR0UhJU6x21bI0QM6Gcd8Y0JjRt8FSx0BTU9KsF-pJFEezVo-qZWodHo7hE'][SIZE=5]"If masks don't work, then why do surgeons wear them?"[/SIZE][/URL][/HEADING] First, let's be clear. The premise that surgeons wearing masks serves as evidence that "masks must work to prevent viral transmission" is a logical fallacy that I would classify as an argument of false equivalence, or comparing "apples to oranges." Although surgeons do wear masks to prevent their respiratory droplets from contaminating the surgical field and the exposed internal tissues of our surgical patients, that is about as far as the analogy extends. Obviously, surgeons cannot "socially distance" from their surgical patients (unless we use robotic surgical devices, in which case, I would definitely not wear a mask). [/QUOTE]

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