- Weight gain is primarily determined by the total number of calories consumed versus the number of calories burned, not the time of day the calories are eaten.
- The body cannot digest food at night.
- All food eaten after 8 PM turns directly into fat.
- This belief is true.
Category: CRITICAL THINKING
- "I will not smoke because scientific evidence shows it is harmful."
- "You should believe this is true because it is the most popular opinion and everyone is doing it."
- "I will evaluate the evidence from both sides before forming an opinion."
- "This statement is true because it was made by an expert in the field."
- The human body, particularly the liver and kidneys, already has highly effective, natural detoxification systems.
- The body does not contain any toxins.
- All teas are unhealthy.
- Cleansing is only necessary once a year.
- Genes can influence a person's risk for certain diseases.
- A person's traits are determined 100% by their genes, and environment plays no role (genetic determinism).
- A healthy lifestyle can sometimes mitigate genetic risks for certain diseases.
- Genetic inheritance is complex and involves dominant and recessive alleles.
- Advertising budgets are directly tied to a product's scientifically tested quality.
- Companies never advertise low-quality products.
- Advertising is designed to persuade and create brand recognition, which does not necessarily correlate with the product's actual quality or effectiveness.
- Unadvertised products are always low quality.
- The human memory is reconstructive; it can be influenced by new information, emotions, and biases, and is prone to error.
- The human brain has unlimited storage capacity.
- This belief is actually correct.
- Memories are stored in the heart, not the brain.
- "Dr. Khan's research on climate change is wrong because he is a rude and unpleasant person."
- "Dr. Khan's research should be peer-reviewed to check for errors in his methodology and data."
- "I disagree with Dr. Khan's conclusion based on this conflicting evidence."
- "Dr. Khan's research is well-supported by data from multiple independent sources."
- Because the remedies are often diluted to the point where no single molecule of the original substance remains, making any effect scientifically implausible beyond a placebo.
- Because it is a very old system of medicine.
- Because it uses natural ingredients.
- Because many people use it.
- Rapid weight loss is always healthy.
- Such diets are often nutritionally unbalanced and can lead to muscle loss and other health problems; the weight is often regained quickly.
- All diets are effective if you follow them.
- This is a great way to achieve long-term health.
- This medical treatment is the best because it is the newest one available.
- We should continue this practice because we have been doing it this way for generations.
- This treatment is effective because multiple scientific studies have supported it.
- This practice should be stopped because it has been shown to be harmful.
- Colds are caused by viruses, not by low temperatures. Cold weather may keep people indoors, facilitating virus transmission.
- Cold weather directly freezes the body and causes a cold.
- Wearing a warm coat guarantees you will not get a cold.
- This belief is true.
- All videos online are factual and have been peer-reviewed.
- The video could be manipulated, taken out of context, or present biased information without credible evidence.
- Conspiracy theories are always true.
- You should not trust anything you see.
- The positions of distant stars and planets have no scientifically verifiable effect on an individual's life events or personality traits.
- It has been practiced for thousands of years.
- Many people believe in it.
- It is very difficult to understand.
- As ice cream sales increase, so do drowning incidents. Therefore, eating ice cream causes drowning.
- As temperatures rise, more people swim and eat ice cream. The heat is a common cause for both increases.
- Increased swimming activity leads to a higher risk of drowning.
- Hot weather leads to increased ice cream sales.
- Natural products are always safer than synthetic drugs.
- "Natural" does not mean "safe"; many natural substances, like arsenic or hemlock, are highly toxic.
- All herbal remedies are scams.
- Pharmaceutical drugs have no side effects.
- It is a scientifically proven fact.
- There is no logical or physical mechanism that can connect the act of breaking a mirror to a person's luck over several years.
- Mirrors are very expensive.
- All superstitions are true.
- We only use 10% of our brains.
- The brain requires a lot of energy to function.
- Different parts of the brain have specialized functions.
- The brain can form new neural connections throughout life (neuroplasticity).
- Drinking unboiled water can cause illness due to pathogens.
- All diseases can be cured by thinking positively.
- A healthy diet boosts the immune system.
- Exercise improves mental health.
- The psychic's prediction caused the coffee to spill.
- The reasoning relies on coincidence and confirmation bias, ignoring all the days the psychic's predictions were wrong.
- The psychic must have magical powers.
- Spilling coffee is a major disaster.
