misconception
Let an agent explain misconceptions, relay how they arise and are corrected and related terms from education and reasoning sources, describe the named terms and flag the loosely filed ones, and distinguish a misconception from a lie, a fallacy, ignorance and pseudoscience.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a misconception is.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a misconception, and how does it differ from a lie, a fallacy, ignorance and pseudoscience? definition
- Is the question about a mistaken belief, faulty reasoning or a body of non-scientific claims? boundary
Terms
Named terms.
Terms
Terms.
- What do false belief, fallacy and hysteron proteron mean, and why are alchemy and pseudoscience different? definition
- Which entry fits the specific term? action
Learning Learning.
Origins
How misconceptions arise.
Origins
Origins.
- How do misconceptions arise in learning? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Correction
Correcting misconceptions.
Correction
Correction.
- How does education research suggest correcting misconceptions? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Reasoning Reasoning.
Fallacy
Fallacies.
Fallacy
Fallacy.
- How does a logical fallacy differ from a misconception? provenance
- Which entry fits logical fallacy? action
Rhetoric
Hysteron proteron.
Rhetoric
Rhetoric.
- What is hysteron proteron? provenance
- Is the information accurate? boundary
Context Debunking.
Common
Common misconceptions.
Common
Common.
- How are common misconceptions collected and debunked with sources? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Backfire
Correction pitfalls.
Backfire
Backfire.
- How can repeating a misconception reinforce it, as research reports? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- noun.cognition
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Facets: substance
- information
- Facets: origin
- conceptual
- Facets: agency
- inert
- Facets: mobility
- not-applicable
- Facets: scale
- not-applicable
- Facets: affordances
- readable
- Other names and narrower kinds
- alchemy, pseudoscience, fallacy, false belief, logical fallacy, hysteron proteron, ignoratio elenchi, pathetic fallacy, petitio principii, petitio, post hoc, post hoc ergo propter hoc
What it is Filled
In the WordNet sense, a misconception is an incorrect conception, a mistaken belief or understanding of something, with related terms the registry aliases name such as a false belief and a fallacy or logical fallacy, a flaw in reasoning, and hysteron proteron, a rhetorical reversal of logical order; the aliases also list alchemy and pseudoscience, which are historical or non-scientific bodies of belief rather than misconceptions themselves and appear loosely filed. Misconceptions are common in learning, and education research studies how to identify and correct them, while common misconceptions are collected and debunked with sources.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain misconceptions, relay how they arise and are corrected and related terms from education and reasoning sources, describe the named terms and flag the loosely filed ones, and distinguish a misconception from a lie, a fallacy, ignorance and pseudoscience.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Incorrect belief
- Often unintentional
- Common in learning
- Correctable
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Label a view a misconception when the evidence is contested.
- Ridicule people for holding a mistaken belief.
- Spread misconceptions as fact, including through invented sources.
- Exploit a known misconception to persuade or sell.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing corrections that name a specific person as holding a false belief.
May
- Correct a misconception politely with reliable evidence and sources.
- Distinguish a misconception from a reasonable disagreement or open question.
Moral aspects Filled
- Calling a belief a misconception can silence legitimate dissent.
- Persistent misconceptions about health and safety cause real harm.
Who is affected
- People holding the belief
- Audiences of corrections
- Learners
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns it; each speaker answers for what they assert.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- oewn-05842164-n - registry parent class
related
- error - in WordNet terms
- lie
- logical fallacy
- pseudoscience - loosely filed alias
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.misconception
- Open English WordNet: oewn-05902260-n
- WordNet: oewn-05842164-n hypernym of misconception
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- WordNet hypernym: error or misjudgment note
- common in: learning and science education note
- registry parents: error note
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- An incorrect conception or belief
- Alchemy, pseudoscience, fallacy, false belief, logical fallacy, hysteron proteron
- A lie is deliberate; a fallacy is faulty reasoning; ignorance is lack of knowledge; pseudoscience is a body of non-scientific claims
- Not a physical object; a mistaken belief held by a person.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain how misconceptions arise
- relay correction
- describe named terms and flag loosely filed ones
- distinguish related concepts
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing misconceptions with lies or fallacies
- Loosely filed alchemy and pseudoscience aliases
- Reinforcing misconceptions by repetition
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Not applicable
Context of use required Filled
- Naming an incorrect belief or understanding.
- scientific misconceptions
- common misconceptions
- false beliefs
Sources Filled
- Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-05902260-n - sense and gloss of the concept
- Wiktionary: misconception - word senses and usage
Open questions
- The registry aliases alchemy and pseudoscience should be reviewed as bodies of belief
- Should logical fallacy be a separate entry?
- How should common misconceptions be sourced?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-misconception/spec.json