Folklore & Tradition
Grandpa has heard of people becoming ill after bathing when hot.
What is a traditional belief about bathing after heat exposure?
Common colds are caused by respiratory viruses.
What is the scientific explanation for the common cold?
People can carry a virus before symptoms appear.
What is asymptomatic transmission?
The belief has been passed through several generations.
What is cultural transmission of folklore?
Someone may develop symptoms after bathing, but one event happening before another does not prove that it caused it.
What is correlation does not equal causation?
People can carry a virus before symptoms appear.
What is the incubation period of a virus?
Common colds are caused by respiratory viruses.
What is viral infection of the respiratory tract?
One event happening before another does not prove causation.
What is logical reasoning in science?
The story does not say that Janelle became ill.
What is lack of evidence for illness?
The belief has been passed through generations.
What is cultural continuity vs. scientific evidence?