They argued that her causal-sounding claims rested on correlational data, and that she had not adequately accounted for other potential causal factors.
But it was she and Leo who were raising Cody during all that time, so they could be fully considered his paren'ts, and that they wouldn't give me my child back.
You must read all genres with a discerning eye, and instead of avoiding possible conflicts in your papers, use them to show that you have fully thought through your arguments.
Now, this may in fact be the safest and only prudent path forward, but usually one's safety concerns about a technology have to be pretty much worked out before you stick it inside your head.