Want To See How Far They'll Go? Psychological 'vaccine' could help immunize public against 'fake news' on climate change
So, if the science and the facts don't support you, now they'll apply psychological vaccination/innoculation to you. Believe it or not, this is real.
""The idea is to provide a cognitive repertoire that helps build up resistance to misinformation, so the next time people come across it they are less susceptible."
To find the most compelling climate change falsehood currently influencing public opinion, van der Linden and colleagues tested popular statements from corners of the internet on a nationally representative sample of US citizens, with each one rated for familiarity and persuasiveness.
The winner: the assertion that there is no consensus among scientists, apparently supported by the Oregon Global Warming Petition Project. This website claims to hold a petition signed by "over 31,000 American scientists" stating there is no evidence that human CO2 release will cause climate change.
The study also *used the accurate statement that "97% of scientists agree on manmade climate change*". Prior work by van der Linden has shown this fact about scientific consensus is an effective 'gateway' for public acceptance of climate change."
Still want to listen to the experts? These people have no* limits.
""The idea is to provide a cognitive repertoire that helps build up resistance to misinformation, so the next time people come across it they are less susceptible."
To find the most compelling climate change falsehood currently influencing public opinion, van der Linden and colleagues tested popular statements from corners of the internet on a nationally representative sample of US citizens, with each one rated for familiarity and persuasiveness.
The winner: the assertion that there is no consensus among scientists, apparently supported by the Oregon Global Warming Petition Project. This website claims to hold a petition signed by "over 31,000 American scientists" stating there is no evidence that human CO2 release will cause climate change.
The study also *used the accurate statement that "97% of scientists agree on manmade climate change*". Prior work by van der Linden has shown this fact about scientific consensus is an effective 'gateway' for public acceptance of climate change."
Still want to listen to the experts? These people have no* limits.
