I've posted elsewhere about a book called 'factfulness' - it's about challenging our learnt 'facts'....based on err... fact!https://fullfact.org/
independent fact checking site.
Posted this link in here to help us all get our fact right when debating in this sub forum. Going through it i've been guilty of a couple of these.
I got 3 n’all.I've posted elsewhere about a book called 'factfulness' - it's about challenging our learnt 'facts'....based on err... fact!
Info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factfulness:_Ten_Reasons_We're_Wrong_About_the_World_–_and_Why_Things_Are_Better_Than_You_Think
Buy:
www.amazon.co.uk/Factfulness-Reasons-Wrong-Things-Better/dp/1473637465
It has a set of 13 multi choice questions about the world, one of which is about global warming which about (iirc) 86% of the testers (ranging from nobel prize winners to joe bloggs) got right - ie the science and fact is undenialable - it is occuring (why/what/who, is not the debate).
The average test score IIRC (including the global warming one)...is ...2!
That's how bad people's knowledge of the world is. And the questions are pretty general about the state of the world/comparing areas.
I got 3, yay go me...
The website for the test is here:
https://www.gapminder.org/
The book (and the questions the book is built around), is very thought provoking, and is an alarming indication of how ignorant on some real basic assumptions we 'all' are. Let alone about wandering into Trump territory...
Thanks for this. I’ll give this a good look.I've posted elsewhere about a book called 'factfulness' - it's about challenging our learnt 'facts'....based on err... fact!
Info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factfulness:_Ten_Reasons_We're_Wrong_About_the_World_–_and_Why_Things_Are_Better_Than_You_Think
Buy:
www.amazon.co.uk/Factfulness-Reasons-Wrong-Things-Better/dp/1473637465
It has a set of 13 multi choice questions about the world, one of which is about global warming which about (iirc) 86% of the testers (ranging from nobel prize winners to joe bloggs) got right - ie the science and fact is undenialable - it is occuring (why/what/who, is not the debate).
The average test score IIRC (including the global warming one)...is ...2!
That's how bad people's knowledge of the world is. And the questions are pretty general about the state of the world/comparing areas.
I got 3, yay go me...
The website for the test is here:
https://www.gapminder.org/
The book (and the questions the book is built around), is very thought provoking, and is an alarming indication of how ignorant on some real basic assumptions we 'all' are. Let alone about wandering into Trump territory...
just another left wing gaslighting outfit ;)https://fullfact.org/
independent fact checking site.
Posted this link in here to help us all get our fact right when debating in this sub forum. Going through it i've been guilty of a couple of these.
Clever clogs. You got higher than most Nobel laureates and Davos summit attendees...5 for me.
Haha busted ....on a one in 3 chance on every question I broke even near enough.Clever clogs. You got higher than most Nobel laureates and Davos summit attendees...
Are you Trump in disguise? ;-)
In the book, it states that. Ie a blind monkey would get just over 3 right on a average.Haha busted ....on a one in 3 chance on every question I broke even near enough.