The key answer of exercise 2

a)

1. a fallacy
2. conventional wisdom, a commonly held perception, intuitively true
3. uncover
4. debunk, disprove
5. verify

b)

1. It is a commonly held perception that no one can survive a plane crash.
2. Conventional wisdom says you shouldn't swim soon after eating.
3. Scientists in Panama recently disproved the myth that sloths are lazy.
4. The myth that you lose most of your body heat through your head has been debunked / disproved.
5. It seems intuitively true that long-distance running is bad for your knees, but recent research suggests otherwise.