List of common misconceptions
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Each entry on these lists of common misconceptions is worded as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. These entries are concise summaries; the main subject articles can be consulted for more detail.
Common misconceptions are viewpoints or factoids that are often accepted as true, but which are actually false. They generally arise from conventional wisdom (such as old wives' tales), stereotypes, superstitions, fallacies, a misunderstanding of science, or the popularization of pseudoscience and pseudohistory. Some common misconceptions are also considered to be urban legends, and they are sometimes involved in moral panics.
Lists
[edit | edit source]Main lists
- List of common misconceptions about arts and culture
- List of common misconceptions about history
- List of common misconceptions about science, technology, and mathematics
Additional lists
- List of common misconceptions about language learning
- List of common misconceptions about the Middle Ages
- Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS
See also
[edit | edit source]- False memory
- Illusory truth effect
- Legends and myths regarding the Titanic
- List of cognitive biases
- List of conspiracy theories
- List of fallacies
- List of topics characterized as pseudoscience
- List of urban legends
- Outline of public relations
- Pseudodoxia Epidemica
- QI
- Scientific misconceptions
- Superseded theories in science
- The Straight Dope
Further reading
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External links
[edit | edit source]- List of children's misconceptions about science
- Misconceptions taught by science textbooks
- Bad Science
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