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Black cats bring bad luck to the people who own them.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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0 sources for · 7 against

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Is it true that black cats bring bad luck to the people who own them?

Unclear. The retrieved sources treat the idea that black cats bring bad luck as a cultural superstition rather than a real effect, and several note that black cats are considered lucky in some cultures. None provides evidence that owning a black cat actually causes misfortune for its owner.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 7 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 7
Black Cats: Superstitions, Halloween & Bad Luck | HISTORY
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Black Cats: Superstitions, Halloween & Bad Luck | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/black-cats-superstitions

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Explicit and Implicit Measures of Black Cat Bias in Cat and Dog People.
2024
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GC, E., B, G., & RJ, C. (2024). Explicit and Implicit Measures of Black Cat Bias in Cat and Dog People.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14233372

BLACK CATS (Evening Post, 31 December 1937)
1937
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BLACK CATS (Evening Post, 31 December 1937). (1937). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19371231.2.46.5

Black cat - Wikipedia
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Black cat - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_cat

Understanding, defining and measuring the trait of superstition
2008
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Understanding, defining and measuring the trait of superstition. (2008). shs.hal.science. https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00339883v1

Debunking Superstition through Installation Art: Memory as an Enabler
2023
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Debunking Superstition through Installation Art: Memory as an Enabler. (2023). zenodo.org. https://zenodo.org/records/8238223

Witch Haunts
2016
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Witch Haunts. (2016). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5186779

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