Telling fact from fiction

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EP: All I'm asking for indicators that something is probably fiction.

For example, if I read a passage in a book and it involves a wizard raising someone from the dead, I'll conclude that is probably fiction. This is because it involves events that aren't known to even be possible. That would be one criteria I would teach.

If no such indicators arise, then it can be concluded that it could well be real. I'm not saying it is real, just that it's passed the smell test. It's the initial first pass.