Cutting through confirmation bias
Here’s a short but informative video about how people don’t necessarily respond to facts. But if you take into account where they’re coming from, you might be able to persuade them. Tali Sharot, neuroscientist, on Big Think uses the examples of climate change and vaccines:
Facts Don’t Win Fights: Here’s How to Cut Through Confirmation Bias | Tali Sharot
This is a good start — I’ll be on the lookout for another article or video that expands on this.
November 11th, 2017 at 11:52 am
Here’s an article on this topic from Vox…
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/5/31/15713838/inoculation-climate-change-denial