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Appeal to nature

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  • Why do you think so many people fall for (= believe / be deceived by) the appeal to nature even when there's no scientific evidence to back it up?
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  • "Natural" is a poorly defined term (= vague / unclear) and slippery (= ambiguous / hard to pin down).
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  • If humans come from nature, why isn't everything we do considered natural?
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  • Why do you think people often recoil at (= react negatively to / are repulsed by) words like "chemical" or "synthetic" but trust vague terms like "clean" or "natural"?
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  • Golden rice was scientifically proven safe and could save lives, yet people opposed it because it was "unnatural." What does this tell us about human psychology?
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  • When you're shopping, do you rely on intuition or do you actually read the ingredients list?
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  • Do you feel tempted by (= attracted to / drawn to) products that pass themselves off as (= pretend to be / falsely claim to be) authentic or traditional? What makes them appealing?
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  • Is it ethical to call something "natural" when it's mostly made in a lab?
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  • When you're in the supermarket, do you actually read labels or do you just grab what looks "healthy"?
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  • Why do you think so many cleaning products show green leaves and flowers when they're full of chemicals?
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  • What's the difference between "natural" and "organic" — do you even know? Does it matter to you?
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  • If your doctor prescribed something synthetic but your friend recommended a natural alternative, who would you listen to?
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  • What does the word "pure" actually mean to you? Is it just a marketing trick?
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  • If brands couldn't use the word "natural" anymore, what word would they substitute (= replace it with) instead?
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  • Why are people willing to eradicate (= eliminate / get rid of) GMOs but totally fine with cross-breeding plants, which is also unnatural?
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  • Do you think rich countries care more about natural products than poor countries?
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