Word: debunkment
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...fact, Harvard has set up a page on its website that recounts the legend—specifically to debunk it. Eliot did meet with the Stanfords, but only to encourage them on their quest to start a West Coast academic institution and to help them draw up a list of what would be needed...
Gould led arguments against scientific claims that IQ varies between races for genetic reasons. His 1982 book The Mismeasure of Man, which tried to debunk claims that IQ and race were linked, won the National Book Critics Circle Award...
...Investigators recruited Littleton's ex-wife, Mary Baker, to wear a recording device and lie to Littleton, saying he had told her he was the murderer during a drunken blackout. Prosecutors fought to suppress the testimony but Judge John Kavanewsky has allowed most of it. Attempting to debunk Littleton's "confession", Benedict yesterday had Baker read a 98-page transcript of the hotel room conversation, in which Littleton repeatedly denies he killed Moxley...
...Beliefs that Make Smart People Dumb,” the insights can be weighty and provocative. She posits that smart people behave stupidly precisely because they possess great intelligence. Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame, is a prime example. The author’s creation was famous for debunking supernatural phenomenon by giving them rational explanations. Doyle himself, however was a disciple of the supernatural and a great believer in the fantastical apparitions revealed during seances. Though Holmes would argue that these visions were fraudulent, Doyle was able, by virtue of his staggering creative mind, to construct alternate versions...
Administrators should also invest in classes that teach about different cultures, debunk stereotypes and provide an inclusive look at contributors of all peoples to history, literature, science and our economy. Additionally, they should establish an anti-hate crime campaign on their campus to educate their students and faculty on this issue...