Everyday People
You meet a man on the street who claims to be selling candy from the back of his van.
Yeah, this is the stereotypical white van kidnapping scenario. Skepticism was definitely the best option.
You find a robot vacuum on sale for $40.00 on WISH.com.
The robot was complete garbage and didn't even have suction. Skepticism was the best option unless you're that cheap.
You read a random article on Google about how the oceans are slowly disappearing.
The article was wrong. Skepticism was the best option.
You're walking down the street and a man struggling to lift a box out of his car asks for your help.
The man simply wanted help lifting some floor tiles for a home renovation project. Trust would've been fine.
You are browsing through Amazon.com and you find a MacBook on sale for a 20% discount.
This was a genuine sale, trust would've been fine.
You read an online article on how dairy can cause cancer. The author had a background working for the CDC.
The author was dead wrong, had no experience in cancer research, and got fired from CDC for a reason. Skepticism was the best answer.
A man dressed in a golf shirt and Kakhis asks to break a $50 bill into tens.
The money was counterfeit. Skepticism was the best option.
You want to buy a sofa but the one you want is from a sketchy man on CraigsList who lives in a shack on the edge of town.
Despite living in a sketchy part of town, the man was nice and was simply selling his sofa to put food on the table. Trust was a good option.
You read an article on Fox News talking about a decison made by the president and how bad it was.
The article was a bit biased. Skepticism was probably a better answer.