Question # |
definitely true |
probably true |
maybe true |
neutral |
maybe false |
probably false |
definitely false |
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1 |
0.76 |
0.227 |
0.013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.013 |
Smoking increases lung cancer |
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2 |
0.04 |
0.187 |
0.333 |
0.2 |
0.027 |
0.187 |
0.013 |
Irradiated foods cause health risk |
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3 |
0.587 |
0.32 |
0.067 |
0 |
0 |
0.013 |
0.013 |
Vaccinations reduce disease risk |
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4 |
0.013 |
0.08 |
0.107 |
0.067 |
0.053 |
0.227 |
0.493 |
Penicillin kills viruses |
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5 |
0.467 |
0.307 |
0.147 |
0.053 |
0.013 |
0.013 |
0.027 |
Penicillin kills bacteria |
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6 |
0.76 |
0.187 |
0.013 |
0.013 |
0.013 |
0 |
0 |
Drunk driving increases car
accidents |
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7 |
0.36 |
0.4 |
0.213 |
0.013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cell phone use increases car
accidents |
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8 |
0.16 |
0.4 |
0.227 |
0.067 |
0.053 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
DNA typing at least 99% reliable |
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9 |
0.013 |
0.027 |
0.067 |
0.04 |
0.12 |
0.293 |
0.467 |
Eye witness ID at least 99% reliable |
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10 |
0.387 |
0.173 |
0.12 |
0.187 |
0.053 |
0.04 |
0.04 |
Sherlock Holmes was fictional |
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11 |
0.013 |
0.067 |
0.213 |
0.12 |
0.227 |
0.333 |
0.067 |
Natural plants are safe |
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12 |
0.84 |
0.147 |
0 |
0.013 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth revolves around sun |
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13 |
0.893 |
0.093 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Earth is spherical |
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14 |
0.627 |
0.28 |
0.053 |
0.013 |
0 |
0.013 |
0 |
Earth is several billion years old |
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15 |
0.4 |
0.373 |
0.08 |
0.067 |
0.027 |
0.04 |
0.027 |
Man & apes evolved from common
ancestor |
16 |
0.013 |
0 |
0.053 |
0.187 |
0.08 |
0.173 |
0.533 |
Lottery: 1,2,3,4,5 less likely than
9,17,22,27,39 |
17 |
0.04 |
0.213 |
0.36 |
0.187 |
0.147 |
0.08 |
0.027 |
Scientific journal conclusions are
true |
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18 |
0.04 |
0.24 |
0.2 |
0.213 |
0.147 |
0.107 |
0.04 |
Govt. ensures medical practice
changes beneficial |
19 |
0.04 |
0.067 |
0.28 |
0.2 |
0.067 |
0.28 |
0.107 |
Higher crime rate at full moon |
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20 |
0.013 |
0.147 |
0.32 |
0.093 |
0.173 |
0.213 |
0.053 |
Humans artificially cloned |
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21 |
0.053 |
0.067 |
0.28 |
0.147 |
0.093 |
0.32 |
0.093 |
Extra-terrestrials landed on earth |
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22 |
0.04 |
0.093 |
0.267 |
0.16 |
0.053 |
0.28 |
0.107 |
Govt. concealed evidence of alien
landings |
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23 |
0 |
0 |
0.08 |
0.093 |
0.093 |
0.493 |
0.253 |
AIDS genetically engineered |
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24 |
0 |
0.027 |
0.053 |
0.053 |
0.107 |
0.36 |
0.413 |
Astrology provides insight to future |
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25 |
0 |
0.04 |
0.067 |
0.053 |
0.093 |
0.227 |
0.493 |
Science will prove/disprove
existence of God |
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