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- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Technological progress always increases economic growth.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Soil compaction reduces crop yields.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Landslides can cause tsunamis.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Teacher professional development programs improve student outcomes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Dyslexia affects reading in all languages equally.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Torque causes angular acceleration.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that High humidity reduces the rate of transpiration in plants.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Climate change caused the collapse of the Norse colonies in Greenland.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Black Death led to the decline of feudalism.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Deliberate practice can make anyone an expert in a field.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The New Madrid fault can cause a major earthquake today.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Firms pass higher labor costs to consumers through price increases.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Ranked-choice voting reduces strategic voting compared to plurality voting.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Starting a new job causes significant anxiety for most people.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Columbia disaster led to changes in NASA safety culture.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Safe spaces restrict freedom of speech on college campuses.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the subprime mortgage bubble.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Solar storms can cause widespread power grid failures on Earth.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Astronauts on the ISS are at risk during solar storms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Human activity is the main cause of the current extinction crisis.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Language complexity affects how easy it is to learn.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Immersion in a foreign language leads to faster fluency.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Derivative works can be created without the original author's permission.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that All languages have the same consonant inventory.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Ion propulsion is more efficient than chemical propulsion.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that All languages have definite articles.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Satellites can measure sea surface temperature globally.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fossils occur mostly in sedimentary rocks.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Venus has active volcanoes today.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Philae lander successfully landed on comet 67P.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The First Crusade captured Jerusalem in 1099.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that People can read jumbled words if only the first and last letters are correct.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fluorine is the most electronegative element.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Homosexuality is still illegal in some countries.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Solar panels are recyclable.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The stomach absorbs nutrients directly into the bloodstream.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Earth is the only rocky body with plate tectonics.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Antarctica has active volcanoes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The ozone hole over Antarctica is shrinking.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Imagination can be improved with training.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Silver tarnishes in air.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Radio waves travel at the speed of light.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The butterfly effect is relevant to weather forecasting.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Indo-European languages originated from the Yamnaya culture.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that AI systems can pass the Turing Test.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that La Niña is associated with cooler global temperatures.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Experiences can change neural circuits throughout life.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Light slows down when passing through water.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A vacuum has pressure.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Oxygen is the final electron acceptor in cellular respiration.?
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