debunking
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- /dɪˈbʌŋkɪŋ/
- One of his points to justify his atheism was the debunking of the First Cause Argument put forth by the Catholic Church.
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Watch on YouTubeThere's always a chance that the debunking wasn't sound.
- There's always a chance that the debunking wasn't sound.
- Let's talk about the new research behind debunking intermittent fasting.
- And I think that was just a real historic rapid debunking of threats to our elections.
- He was the guy that dropped in and did the debunking.
- He also anchors a Daily Show called Reality Check, which aims at debunking official myths and government propaganda.
- We've we've had this whole wave of, you know, oh, the incomplete protein versus the complete protein and then the debunking of that.
- So what I'm asking you is, do you see yourself getting bored of debunking taste?
- Good luck to debunking that or arguing against that.
- So, so let's let's start by by by debunking that that old tail and myth, who came up with that?
- Not in the mean nasty way of like putting it down in the dirt, you know, the cynical in the modern sense debunking.
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And she is the author of the Must Read the End of Gender, debunking the myths about sex and identity in our society.
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The scientist wrote an article about the debunking of false beliefs surrounding climate change.
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But what happened with the attempted debunking of the man the hunter theory?
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Where can I find some clear, straightforward, layperson-friendly debunking of that line of thinking?
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Here are the five myths that most need debunking when it comes to lighting that eternal flame.
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The Business Insider also illustrated the debunking of the "tax cuts spur growth" theory, back in September.
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We're all familiar with debunking misinformation and disinformation.
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He also anchors a Daily Show called Reality Check, which aims at debunking official myths and government propaganda.
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Through such experiential learning, students will acquire knowledge that will help in the debunking of existing stereotypes and misconceptions.
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Their most important contribution is the thorough and impressive debunking of the incessant claims of Croatian and Serbian chauvinists.
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Synonyms
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An argument or evidence that proves a claim wrong
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Showing that an idea or claim is false by giving proof
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To show that an idea, belief, or result is wrong
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A fact or argument that shows an idea is not true
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Showing that an idea or statement is wrong by using facts and reasons
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Evidence that shows a belief or theory is wrong
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An act of showing that an idea or claim is wrong
A statement saying that something is not true or not valid
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Etymology
The word debunking comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and bunk, from bunkum, meaning 'nonsense', so it is like 'removing nonsense'. That's why a debunking is the act of showing that an idea or claim is false.