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AOK: Natural Science
WOK: Language & Reason
KQ: Why are medical myths with no proof believed by everyone?
This article by the New York Times talks about the medical myth regarding drinking 8 glasses of water a day, which explains that there is actually no scientific evidence behind this statement. The New York Times looks at how widely used and believed this myth has become. This is due to an article written in the paper years ago talking about the importance of drinking water, which was accurate, but then goes in to say that an individual requires 8 glasses a day.
The reason people believed this without even checking is most likely due to two factors; language, as a way of knowing, and natural science as an area of knowledge. Language plays a key role in the advertisement of this myth. It was to use language and persuasive technique that convinced people that their article was accurate, the writer used medical jargon to deceive the readers into thinking that he was a reliable source, and it worked out.
The second factor that this article revolves around is natural science. Since the entire article and topic debate a scientific theory. These articles are more specifically involved with biology and our human physiology, and this New York Times article disproves this extremely common myth of drinking 8 glasses a day, with the use to natural science and stating facts rather than theories.
AOK: Natural Science
WOK: Language & Reason
KQ: Why are medical myths with no proof believed by everyone?
This article by the New York Times talks about the medical myth regarding drinking 8 glasses of water a day, which explains that there is actually no scientific evidence behind this statement. The New York Times looks at how widely used and believed this myth has become. This is due to an article written in the paper years ago talking about the importance of drinking water, which was accurate, but then goes in to say that an individual requires 8 glasses a day.
The reason people believed this without even checking is most likely due to two factors; language, as a way of knowing, and natural science as an area of knowledge. Language plays a key role in the advertisement of this myth. It was to use language and persuasive technique that convinced people that their article was accurate, the writer used medical jargon to deceive the readers into thinking that he was a reliable source, and it worked out.
The second factor that this article revolves around is natural science. Since the entire article and topic debate a scientific theory. These articles are more specifically involved with biology and our human physiology, and this New York Times article disproves this extremely common myth of drinking 8 glasses a day, with the use to natural science and stating facts rather than theories.
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