今天你几次把谎言信以为真?如果你看到以下这则消息,那你起码犯了一次这样的错误,因为长期的研究表明,在美国,超过一半的报刊文章至少有一处报道不实。如果你检索健康信息,你可能会犯另一种错误,因为很多研究结果表明,在一些很主流的健康网站上也会出现大众普遍会犯的错误。很少有人再去质疑一些广为流传的谬论。举例来说,判断一下下列哪些说法是错误的:拿破仑很矮;所有的蝙蝠都是瞎的;你一天必须要喝8杯水。答案是:三个说法都是错误的。拿破仑在他那个时代是超过平均身高的;很多种类的蝙蝠是能够看到东西的;健康的人仅仅在渴的时候喝水就能满足自 How many times have you taken a lie today? If you see the following news, you've made at least one such mistake, as long-term research shows that in the United States, at least one-half of all newspaper articles have been misrepresented. If you search for health information, you may make another mistake, as many studies show that common mistakes made by the general public can also occur on some of the most mainstream health websites. Few people go to question some widely held fallacies. For example, to determine which of the following statements is wrong: Napoleon is very short; all the bats are blind; you must drink eight glasses of water a day. The answer is: All three statements are wrong. Napoleon was above average height in his day; many kinds of bats were able to see things; healthy people were able to satisfy themselves only when they thirst