The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead
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The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead is a controversial book by anthropologist Derek Freeman that challenges and seeks to debunk Margaret Mead’s famous conclusions about Samoan culture.
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15687741 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead Context triple: [Derek Freeman, authorOf, The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead]
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The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man is a influential 1981 book by paleontologist and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould that critiques the scientific validity and social consequences of intelligence testing and biological determinism.
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B.
The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia
The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia is a classic ethnographic work by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines the intimate, social, and cultural practices of the Trobriand Islanders.
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C.
Betrayal of Science and Reason
Betrayal of Science and Reason is a non-fiction book co-authored by Anne H. Ehrlich and Paul R. Ehrlich that critiques pseudoscience and anti-environmental propaganda while defending the role of sound science in public policy.
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Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
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E.
Behind the Myth of Benevolence
Behind the Myth of Benevolence is a contemporary artwork by Titus Kaphar that critiques traditional historical narratives by literally peeling back the image of Thomas Jefferson to reveal an obscured Black female figure behind him.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead Target entity description: The Fateful Hoaxing of Margaret Mead is a controversial book by anthropologist Derek Freeman that challenges and seeks to debunk Margaret Mead’s famous conclusions about Samoan culture.
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A.
The Mismeasure of Man
The Mismeasure of Man is a influential 1981 book by paleontologist and historian of science Stephen Jay Gould that critiques the scientific validity and social consequences of intelligence testing and biological determinism.
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B.
The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia
The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia is a classic ethnographic work by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski that examines the intimate, social, and cultural practices of the Trobriand Islanders.
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C.
Betrayal of Science and Reason
Betrayal of Science and Reason is a non-fiction book co-authored by Anne H. Ehrlich and Paul R. Ehrlich that critiques pseudoscience and anti-environmental propaganda while defending the role of sound science in public policy.
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D.
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
-
E.
Behind the Myth of Benevolence
Behind the Myth of Benevolence is a contemporary artwork by Titus Kaphar that critiques traditional historical narratives by literally peeling back the image of Thomas Jefferson to reveal an obscured Black female figure behind him.
- F. None of above. chosen
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