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The Handbook explores the surprising fact that debunking myths can sometimes reinforce the myth in peoples minds. Communicators need to be aware of the various backfire effects and how to avoid them, such as: 1) The Familiarity Backfire Effect -skepticalscience/Debunking-Handbook-Part-2-Familiarity-Backfire-Effect.html 2) The Overkill Backfire Effect - skepticalscience/Debunking-Handbook-Part-3-Overkill-Backfire-Effect.html 3) The Worldview Backfire Effect - skepticalscience/Debunking-Handbook-Part-4-Worldview-Backfire-Effect.html It also looks at a key element to successful debunking: providing an alternative explanation. The Handbook is designed to be useful to all communicators who have to deal with misinformation (eg - not just climate myths). skepticalscience/Debunking-Handbook-now-freely-available-download.html
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 18:12:16 +0000

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