Speed-Reading Programmes Have Been "All the Rage", as They Have

question 57

Multiple Choice

Speed-reading programmes have been "all the rage", as they have promised to increase your ability to read and comprehend at incredible levels. Some have even claimed to increase their reading speed to 30 000 words per minute. Research, however, has found that their actual reading speed is not nearly this high, and that their comprehension of what they read "tested miserably". Which principle of critical thinking is this problematic for?

• A)Replicability
• B)Extraordinary claims
• C)Occam's Razor
• D)Falsifiability

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