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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #38928 Short Corporation
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You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in the transcription differ from what the speaker said. Please click on the words that are different.
* Click on the words that are different from what you hear
Result:

Correct Transcript:

I use the term truth decay because this is a term that was actually coined by the Rand Corporation when they were trying to decribe how opinion is taking much more presidence over facts in political decisions and public debates about politics; and truth decay has a few characteristics. One is that there's disagreement about facts. Another is that anatels are used a lot more than facts, and the third one is that experts are distrusted. So, when I saw that I thought this is actually a really great frame to think about evidence and the debates around evidence and what's happening with evidence and recommendations related to health.
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Printed "decide", the speaker says "decribe"

Explanation: Listen for "trying to decribe how". Both words start with the same letter, so listen for the whole word.

Printed "present", the speaker says "presidence"

Explanation: You will hear "much more presidence over". The first letter is the same, so wait for the rest of the word.

Printed "analogues", the speaker says "anatels"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "Another is that anatels are". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the end to hear the short spoken word.

Printed "acting", the speaker says "actually"

Explanation: Listen again to "I thought this is actually". The printed and spoken words share the first letter, so listen to the whole word before you click.

Printed "proof", the speaker says "evidence"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "think about evidence and". The two words start with different letters, so listen from the start of the word.

"Rand" matches the audio

Explanation: "coined by the Rand Corporation" may look like an odd name here, but it is correct as spoken. Do not click it.

"politics" matches the audio

Explanation: "public debates about politics. And" sits next to a changed word and may draw your attention. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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