Lumifer comments on How to provide a simple example to the requirement of falsifiability in the scientific method to a novice audience? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Lumifer 19 April 2016 09:29:43PM 0 points [-]

most people would pick the wrong answer because they will not try to falsify the theory

Actually, I think most people will misunderstand the theory they have to verify or falsify. However, evidently people's ability to solve this puzzle hugely depends on the way it's formulated.