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It's debated how commonplace corsets actually were, but they squeezed a woman's body like a snake - making the waist look smaller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorsets worked but they were so tight, they caused internal damage to women. They also caused a woman's lower back to atrophy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn fact, corsets were so restricting that women often fainted wearing them!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut here's the kicker...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFainting from wearing a corset was actually considered to be a good thing! It was thought to be a sign of good breeding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr so the story goes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians debate how often corsets were actually used. But they're a testament to the power of a cognitive fallacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoor reasoning, inability to tell facts from fiction and flawed decision-making cause these kinds of fallacies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey're the reason most people never live up to their potential. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven the smartest people in the world are prone to unconscious bias. A Nature.com study in 2015 (\"First results from psychology's largest reproducibility test\") examined over 100 psychology studies to see if they could be reproduced. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly around a third of the studies could be replicated! Researchers found a full two-thirds of the studies had been skewed by errors or unconscious biases. They couldn't be trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not that most people are stupid; they just don't know how to see biases and fallacies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's why we wrote this book. Inside, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe false beliefs that led to Aztec human sacrifice, and how they're STILL common today \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ultra common fallacy you've probably already been exposed to in your DARE class\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe easy-to-follow five basics steps of critical thinking. 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