Comments on: We need to challenge the myths that poison attempts at progressive change http://www.redpepper.org.uk/we-need-to-challenge-the-myths-that-poison-attempts-at-progressive-change/ Red Pepper Wed, 18 Sep 2013 04:24:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: affinis http://www.redpepper.org.uk/we-need-to-challenge-the-myths-that-poison-attempts-at-progressive-change/#comment-196685 affinis Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:36:40 +0000 http://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=9836#comment-196685 Here’s another link – an excellent recent review paper: “Misinformation and Its Correction: Continued Influence and Successful Debiasing“

]]> By: affinis http://www.redpepper.org.uk/we-need-to-challenge-the-myths-that-poison-attempts-at-progressive-change/#comment-194208 affinis Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:00:18 +0000 http://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=9836#comment-194208 I liked the graphics in the Class Red Pepper Mythbuster pamphlet.

I’d like to see your effort succeed to the greatest degree possible. One suggestion – there’s a large body of good empirical research on the success of different approaches to correcting false beliefs (including the often-used “myth vs fact” format). It might be possible to make pamphlets even more efficacious, by drawing on this empirical research. Here are a few links as an entry point:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Debunking_Handbook.pdf
http://www.correntewire.com/comment/207383#comment-207383
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~nyhan/opening-political-mind.pdf
Hope this is useful.

]]> By: Richard http://www.redpepper.org.uk/we-need-to-challenge-the-myths-that-poison-attempts-at-progressive-change/#comment-189731 Richard Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:10:19 +0000 http://www.redpepper.org.uk/?p=9836#comment-189731 Right with you….I am one of those who has seen the years from 44 to date and we have NOT made progress. Sadly too many people have had other agendas to follow and that has not helped either. I firmly believe that we are finished as a nation for more reasons than I can put here but, simply, we are 50%+ owned by foreign capital and our system is not fit for purpose. ALL shades of opinion outside those of the rich are severely oppressed by means of BBC brainwashing and Government bullying. Still, if there were enough people who could make themselves heard as you have in this blog…..there might JUST be a chance of pulling it round. I am not holding my breath though.

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