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The misconception is thattariffs are paid by the exporting country when in fact tariffs are paid by the people who import the goods; the fees are then passed on to the consumer, so ultimately it's the consumer who pays the tariffs, not the exporting country.
I would like to point out the "tariff" word is borrowed by Russian language (tarifikatsiya,tarif, etc.) as aRunglish-class word used forpricing in things like utility bills, phone bills etc. So, maybe "tariff" word misconception is about the origin of the word + the way how it ended up in different parts of the world? Thus... "historical".81.89.66.133 (talk)11:45, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I wanted to read the section on microwaves to ensure that I wasn't beholden to any misconceptions in a discussion, and (remembering that it was in this page before the split, but not where) I went to science, technology, and mathematics; however, food falls under arts and culture despite the microwave ovens subsection being about the chemical mechanisms of an electronic device's operation. Given that individual facts about food could go into either (and one seeking out a specific fact could seek it out in either, and just ctrl+F'ing "microwave" no longer suffices), I think food deserves to go alongside them82.69.12.232 (talk)21:25, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There's nothing in the source indicating that "most people think male chicks are raised for meat or eggs". In fact, I don't think most consumers are too stupid to realize that male chicks cannot produce eggs. Furthermore, it's a survey of 1,012 people, hardly enough to be a representative sample. You haven't identified acommon misconception. This is another example of this article being a crap magnet.Sundayclose (talk)23:15, 21 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think the issue here is that if you ask people about a topic that they know nothing about, they will provide the wrong answer instead of simply saying that they don't know. That's different than having a large number of people thinking that they know something that is false.
"What do egg farmers do with the male chicks that hatch, since they can't be used for egg production?"
I think misconceptions like this one are better to not bring up (on a whim, at least). A bit little too sensitive for a family friendly article. "Poor chickens" I would cry, say, 1/4 century ago.81.89.66.133 (talk)12:29, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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