“But just debunk anti-vaxxers in public with reason” Arg, no. Ineffective. Exposure spreads poisonous ideas. Every time Jenny McCarthy’s nonsense was debunked by scientists in good faith debate on national TV, the antivaxx movement galvanised, grew and organised.
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Peddlers of disinformation _love_ it when you debate them in good faith, because they understand their poison is rarely countered en masse by reason. All they need is exposure.
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Absolutely. Debating them in public only gives them legitimacy and exposes them to your audience.
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