I am not going to pretend to have already read all of this, but from skimming/reading down in "The Hook" and on to "Start your kernels" I can see that you have really uncovered a stunning leap of illogic in the article reviewed, and you have certainly done your homework and then some when it comes to writing up what the numbers do or don't actually show.

Bonus points for making an effort to see that we can actually replicate your experimental results!