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We Can't Measure* Distance In Outer Space!

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What to study

Expectation Violation

You've heard distances to stars given in light years, so 'we can't measure' goes against what you were told. A tape measure from Earth to a star is how you'd picture measuring it, and the text says we don't actually know.

How the packaging works
Title

The asterisk after 'Measure' admits there's a catch without spelling it out, which keeps the bold claim honest and gives you a second thing to wonder about.

Thumbnail

The yellow tape measure stands out against black space, so it reads at feed size, and the red arrow pins the doubt on the measurement itself.

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If your big claim is true with a caveat, keep the claim bold and add an asterisk rather than softening it. Show the naive way people picture the thing, and point an arrow at it.

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The transferable lesson

Keep the bold claim, and let an asterisk admit the catch.

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