"actively look(ing) for arguments supporting their existing beliefs" is exactly his complaint against the original study, hence the complaint about the name; and that's probably true. Would the authors have been open to…
I don't think he's suggested anything of the sort; tried to discredit the study, yes, but he hasn't characterised his anecdote as a "study" much less an authoritative one.
"actively look(ing) for arguments supporting their existing beliefs" is exactly his complaint against the original study, hence the complaint about the name; and that's probably true. Would the authors have been open to…
I don't think he's suggested anything of the sort; tried to discredit the study, yes, but he hasn't characterised his anecdote as a "study" much less an authoritative one.