CAE Preparation Lesson 16 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Our judgements can be influenced by mental bias that we are not even aware about.

mental bias → cognitive bias

We need empiric evidence before we can draw any firm conclusions from this research.

empiric → empirical

The new data seemed to call in question everything the team had assumed about climate patterns.

call in question → call into question

Much of what we hear about the effects of social media is only anecdotical evidence.

anecdotical → anecdotal

The committee was asked to scrutinise over every aspect of the proposed legislation.

scrutinise over → scrutinise

A landmarked study published in 1998 completely changed how we understand memory.

landmarked → landmark

The politician made a swiping generalisation when he claimed that all young people are lazy.

a swiping generalisation → a sweeping generalisation

Several independent researchers were able to corroborate with the findings of the original study.

corroborate with → corroborate

It took the detective a while to connect the points and identify the real suspect.

the points → the dots

The professor warned students not to accept statistics on face value without checking the source.

on face value → at face value

The results of the experiment didn't stand up to scrutinity, and the study was withdrawn.

scrutinity → scrutiny

You should take his claims with a grain of salt — he is known for exaggerating everything.

grain → pinch

The new regulation turned out to be a double-sided sword — it protected consumers but damaged small businesses.

double-sided → double-edged

The journalist spent months compiling together data from hundreds of different sources.

compiling together → compiling

Scientists managed to shed a light on the causes of the disease after years of research.

a light → light