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. Your background information consists of

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. When a claim is neither worthy of outright rejection nor deserving of complete acceptance, we should

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. It is not reasonable to believe a claim when

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. We are often justified in believing a claim because

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. Personal experience, although generally reliable, is

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. Our perception and memory are constructive, which means that what we perceive and remember is to some degree

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. The probability of any particular event occurring might be extremely low, but that same event, given enough opportunities to occur, might be

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. The "Joe the Plumber" fallacy is a(n)

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. The term we use to denote both a state of affairs and a true statement is

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. Eyewitness testimony is

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. The idea that future events can affect the past is known as the gambler's fallacy.

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. It's relatively easy to spot fake news.

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. Relying on the best possible evidence when evaluating claims is known as the availability error.

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. Most reporters are investigative journalists.

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. Experts in one field can usually make trustworthy claims regarding other fields.

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. Advertising fails to persuade smart, educated people.

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. The gambler's fallacy is thinking that that previous events can affect the probabilities of the random event at hand.

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. The only available remedy for our tendency to resist contrary evidence is our commitment to examine critically our favorite claims.

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. If a claim conflicts with our background information, we should reject the claim.

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. Because we can never be knowledgeable in every field, we should reject the claims of experts.

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. Because we can never be knowledgeable in every field, we should reject the claims of experts.

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