English: Diagram of argumentation and reasoning allegedley employed by Hans Eysenck as characterized by critics, a characterization disputed by Grossarth-Maticek. Other workers such as Doll and Peto established that smoking tobacco causes cancer. According to the report by Anthony Pelosi commissioned by Kings College London, Hans Eysenck hypothesised that having a 'cancer-prone personality' would cause cancer, and might also cause people to smoke tobacco, publishing several papers claiming to have found evidence for this. In 2019, an enquiry found that 26 of Eysenck's papers, including those on personality and cancer, were fraudulent. Evidence was found that Eysenck had been funded by the tobacco industry, attracted by the apparent weakening of the link between smoking and cancer that his work implied.

Boseley, Sarah (11 October 2019). "Work of renowned UK psychologist Hans Eysenck ruled 'unsafe'". The Guardian.

Pelosi, Anthony J. (2019). "Personality and fatal diseases: Revisiting a scientific scandal". Journal of Health Psychology. 24 (4): 421–439. doi:10.1177/1359105318822045. ISSN 1359-1053.