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Assignment:
In this video, the professors introduce the students to the course, "Calling B.S." What are the main issues that they describe, which the course hopes to address? Describe the main points that the professors make in this segment.
Define Brandolini's B.S. Asymmetry Principle. Describe an example used by the professors in the video to demonstrate this principle.
What are the three questions that the professors say you should ask every time you are presented with new (and potentially questionable) information or data? What's your interpretation of what each of these questions means? The professors themselves don't clearly define each one - what do you think they mean by each, based on what we've already been talking about this semester?
What cognitive principle that we've discussed in our class is described in this lecture as a problem contributing to internet B.S. Define the principle. Give one example from their video or from our class that demonstrates this principle.
In this segment, the professors focus on one particular skill that they state is one of the most important habits to adopt when making or evaluating claims. What is that important habit that they discuss? What does it mean? What example do they discuss?
What is the main point of this video, the habit that the professors say that you should get into when evaluating claims? Describe. What is the meaningful research example that they give?