Effective strategies for rebutting science denialism in public discussions

2019/06/24 by Philipp Schmid, Cornelia Betsch · 1 voice · 272 citations
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Computer science #Epistemology #Law #Law and economics #Media Influence and Health #Misinformation #Misinformation and Its Impacts #Philosophy #Political science #Politics #Psychology #Public opinion #Public relations #Rebuttal #Rhetoric #Rhetorical question #Science communication #Science education #Scientific evidence #Sociology #Toolbox

paper · open access · doi:10.1038/s41562-019-0632-4

published in Nature Human Behaviour 3(9), 931-939 (Nature Portfolio)

openalex publication_date 2019/06/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06

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Discussions

• In Diskussionen mit solchen Leuten reicht es, diese Methoden zu benennen. Ihr braucht viel zu lange, um deren Quatsch richtigzustellen, Quellen anzugeben oder im Klein-klein zu diskutieren. Der Effekt [bsky, 17 points, 2 comments]