"For instance, linking vaccines to autism is a false belief. If you think vaccines cause autism because health officials deem it so, then you believe in a conspiracy theory. Another falsehood is that fluoride is harmful to your body. A conspiracy theory is that fluoride is harmful to your body and a form of mind control perpetuated by government officials."
Responses
by contrasting examples of conspiracy theories and falsehoods
by showing that conspiracy theories and falsehoods are very similar
by noting that health concerns are central to many conspiracy theories and false beliefs
by deciding not to include an example of a myth
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The correct response is: by contrasting examples of conspiracy theories and falsehoods.
The second paragraph refines the definition presented in the first paragraph by providing specific examples of false beliefs (vaccines causing autism and fluoride being harmful) and clarifying how they relate to conspiracy theories, thus highlighting the distinction between general false beliefs and those that involve conspiracy theories.
