Do non N-95 type  face masks offer any protection to lungs form wildfire type smoke? Cloth masks that are used to slow the spread of COVID-19 by blocking respiratory droplets offer little protection against wildfire smoke. They do not catch small, harmful particles in smoke that can harm your health. Will a cloth mask protect your lungs from wildfire smoke inhalation? Cloth masks will not protect you from wildfire smoke.
CDC announces that ordinary (non-N95) masks (which most people are wearing) will do nothing to protect you against wildfire smoke because they do not catch small particles
Claim: CDC announces that ordinary (non-N95) masks (which most people are wearing) will do nothing to protect you against wildfire smoke because they do not catch small particles

Evidence: Do non N-95 type  face masks offer any protection to lungs form wildfire type smoke? Cloth masks that are used to slow the spread of COVID-19 by blocking respiratory droplets offer little protection against wildfire smoke. They do not catch small, harmful particles in smoke that can harm your health. Will a cloth mask protect your lungs from wildfire smoke inhalation? Cloth masks will not protect you from wildfire smoke.

Which of the following options is true?

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
supported
Claim: CDC announces that ordinary (non-N95) masks (which most people are wearing) will do nothing to protect you against wildfire smoke because they do not catch small particles

Evidence: Do non N-95 type  face masks offer any protection to lungs form wildfire type smoke? Cloth masks that are used to slow the spread of COVID-19 by blocking respiratory droplets offer little protection against wildfire smoke. They do not catch small, harmful particles in smoke that can harm your health. Will a cloth mask protect your lungs from wildfire smoke inhalation? Cloth masks will not protect you from wildfire smoke.

Which of the following options is true?

Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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