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Communication & Cognition

6 tips to help you detect fake science news

Marc Zimmer
29 October 2024
8 min
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Recognising objective reasoning and maintaining mental clarity are essential for evaluating scientific claims, identifying misleading media, avoiding biases, understanding peer review, and distinguishing correlation from causation, ensuring informed decisions in interpreting health studies and scientific consensus.
READ: 6 Tips to Help You Detect Fake Science News

References

  • Big Think: High factual reporting
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au) 
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE, GUIDELINES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, ETC 
 

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