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Bertrand Russell

Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths.

Bertrand Russell

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Bertrand Russell is pointing out that Aristotle made a false claim about women having fewer teeth than men without checking the facts, even though he was married twice and had the chance to observe this directly. This highlights Aristotle's failure to question or test his assumptions despite having clear opportunities to do so.

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