Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Here are my thoughts on this ridiculous argument.

The actual science from Daniel Willingham:
danielwillingham.com/daniel-willingham-science-and-education-blog/is-listening-to-an-audio-book-cheating

From Melissa Dahl / The Cut:
thecut.com/2016/08/listening-to-a-book-instead-of-reading-isnt-cheating.html

From Valerie Strauss / The Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/07/31/is-listening-to-a-book-a-cheating/?utm_term=.d1833c3a0b38

A great article from Book Riot:
bookriot.com/2013/06/04/listening-to-books-is-cheating-and-7-more-myths-about-audiobooks

And another great article from Book Riot:
bookriot.com/2017/10/24/audiobooks-dont-count

From Barbara Delinsky's blog:
barbaradelinsky.com/2017/11/11/listening-audiobooks-cheating

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