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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"debunking"”.
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The Debunking Project. Developing a Framework for the Scope and Requirements of Successful Evolutionary Debunking Arguments
… and empirical foundations of Evolutionary Debunking Arguments (EDAs), a critical philosophical type of argument used to challenge realist positions across various domains, notably morality. The dissertation systematically analyzes how EDAs function, what they require as minimal empirical …
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Pictures and poetry : debunking the bunk : an examination of picturesque influence
This thesis examines the history and development of the Picturesque, its definition, theoreticians, and practitioners; and its influence on romanticism. The focus is the correction of pejorative and negative assessments common in modern literary studies which provide a misleading interpretation of …
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The Epistemic Limits of Evolutionary Debunking: An Evaluation of Evolutionary Arguments Against Moral Realism
<p>Evolutionary debunking arguments contend that the evolutionary origins of moral belief undermine the epistemic standing of moral realism. Sharon Street's Darwinian Dilemma and Richard Joyce's genealogical undercutting argument represent the two most influential formulations of this challenge. …
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Beyond cornerstores, crime and sweatshops : debunking the myths and recognizing the influence of culture in the economic development process
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1994.
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Die rol van nostalgie binne die konsep van ontluistering in die werk van N.P. van Wyk Louw
… is any connection between nostalgia and the debunking effect in the work of N.P. van Wyk Louw Starting with a thorough explanation of the term nostalgia to establish any implications the word might have. They can be summarised as: A longing for a simple life without loneliness where the …
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Nutritional studies in ambulatory oncology patients: impact of malnutrition on survival, patient beliefs, debunking myths, and a novel targeted intervention to attenuate nutritional decline
Malnutrition is highly prevalent among patients diagnosed with cancer, with estimated rates ranging from 31–87%. This unique form of disease-related malnutrition is associated with reduced tolerance to chemotherapy, poor quality of life, and decreased overall survival. Yet despite these …
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Debunking the false dichotomy: Developing and applying trans quantcrit at the intersection of trans/non-binary identities and religious, secular, and spiritual engagement in college
<p>Discrimination towards people who identify as trans/non-binary (NB) is still extremely well documented and pervasive across many different demographics. Discussions on religious, secular, or spiritual (RSS) identities and trans/NB identities are often fraught with difficult conflicts between the …
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Disinformation, Science Communication and Trust: Food Rumours in Thailand
… solutions to this problem is delivering the debunking of the information to the public, preventing them from misunderstanding these rumours. Since the rumours have contained scientific claims, debunking rumours, as a result, is a part of science communication. This study has three parts; …
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Gender Stereotypes and Interventions Targeting Gender Stereotypes
… psychological interventions based on optimised debunking and inoculation theory (Chapter 2, 3, and 4). Additionally, I examined the psychological mechanisms involved in improving gender-STEM stereotype discernment (Chapter 3 and Chapter 4). Finally, I address methodological issues in …
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Influence of occupational socialization on pre-service teachers' interpretation and delivery of the teaching games for understanding model
… contrasting TGfU and traditional pedagogies, debunking the idea that TGfU and foundational pedagogies are oppositional, providing a graded series of EFEs, teaching within small-sided games, and identifying tactical problems.
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Digital Media and Campaign Practices in Nigeria: Ekiti State Governorship Election
… rumors about the opposition, as well as for debunking opposition’s allegations. The campaign delegated rumor-spreading tasks to proxies, and thereby saving itself the pain of proving accusations against the opponent. Involving techniques include sharing information about financial and food …
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Impact of Social Identity on Rape Legitimacy and Myth Acceptance
… to vote for that candidate, and if explicitly “debunking” the statement made by this politician further impacted these variables. Participants were randomly assigned to read a statement made by a Republican or Democratic politician, who would either be an ingroup or outgroup member based on the …
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Supporting and Transforming High-Stakes Investigations with Expert-Led Crowdsourcing
… multiple investigative tasks: identifying and debunking misinformation. Third, I introduce a framework for understanding how expert-led crowdsourced investigations work and how to better support them. Finally, I conclude with a discussion of how expert-led crowdsourcing enables experts and …
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The attrition of dogma in the legal press under Brezhnev : Literaturnaya gazeta (Second Section), 1967-1971
… the Soviet weekly, Literaturnaya gazeta, to the debunking of official dogmas during the Brezhnev years. Launched in 1967, the second section of Literaturnaya gazeta has frequently been dismissed as a mere safety valve, highly controlled by the authorities, to placate the educated middle classes …
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Utilizing Cinematic Stories to Shift Fear Into Compassion Towards Pit Bull Type Breeds
… domesticated dog welfare with a focus on debunking societal myths about mislabeled “dangerous” dog breeds such as the pit bull through motion picture stories, we not only better animal and human welfare within local communities, but world-wide.
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Darwinian humility : epistemological applications of evolutionary science
… "The Evolutionary Challenge and the Evolutionary Debunking of Morality," I argue that we lack the evidence to know whether human moral knowledge evolved or exists. In "Human Morality: Lie or Heirloom?," I argue that, contrary to the popular conception of their descent, human moral belief systems …
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Who Is She? A Case Study of A Teacher of Gifted Learners
… understanding that one size does not fit all; 2) debunking the myths; and 3) knowing the two faces of a people-pleaser.</p>
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The medication mismanagement system : causes, evidence of user innovation, and a view towards a product/service solution for the elderly
… thesis seeks an answer to this question while debunking the view that this is a simple problem of ignorance or laziness on the part of the patient. In place of this oversimplified view, the problem of "medication management" is defined and cast in an in-depth and nuanced way that includes …
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Enabling the enablers : transforming the lives of middle-aged Indian women
… support each other in achieving those dreams, to debunking the stereotypes and stigmas in the society in a gentle and playful manner
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