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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
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    1. Paul Krugman‏Verified account @paulkrugman 25 Oct 2020

      Many people have probably heard about the Great Barrington Declaration, denouncing social distancing and calling for "herd immunity." It's popular with the White House, and it's the product of a Koch-linked think tank 1/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/19/health/coronavirus-great-barrington.html …

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    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020
      Replying to @paulkrugman

      #GreatBarringtonDeclaration is more than that. It’s a strategy used by science deniers since at least HIV/AIDS denial started 30+ years ago, the propaganda technique known as magnified minority.https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/great-barrington-declaration/ …

      13 replies 131 retweets 292 likes
    3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020
      Replying to @gorskon @paulkrugman

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted John Cook

      The idea is simple. Get some fringe scientists or experts to start a petition or sign a letter or “declaration” in order to give the appearance of legitimate scientific controversy and doubt about a scientific consensus.https://twitter.com/johnfocook/status/1314301046756384794 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      0:24
      John Cook @johnfocook
      Magnified minority is a denial technique amplifying the contrarians' significance to convey the impression of expert disagreement. The Global Warming Petition Project uses this technique: it amounts to less than 1% of U.S. science graduates (full video at http://youtu.be/gecDy9wDuCs ) pic.twitter.com/e9jHZH4qmg
      5 replies 77 retweets 211 likes
    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020
      Replying to @gorskon @paulkrugman

      Of course, the three scientists needing #GreatBarringtonDeclaration are generally well regarded, but only one of them, Sunetra Gupta, is an infectious disease epidemiologist. The other two are a biostatistician and a doctor interested in health economics.

      4 replies 7 retweets 28 likes
    5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020
      Replying to @gorskon @paulkrugman

      Scientists #BEHIND #GreatBarringtonDeclaration (damned predictive typing). Onward...

      1 reply 2 retweets 20 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020
      Replying to @gorskon @paulkrugman

      All it takes is one fringe legitimate expert, though, often not even that. If the science deniers can’t find a legitimate expert, the usual fake think tank experts will do; e.g., @SWAtlasHoover.

      5:01 AM - 25 Oct 2020
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        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @paulkrugman @SWAtlasHoover

          Then, the vast majority of the signatories end up not being legitimate experts. Oh, many might have advanced degrees, but few will have relevant degrees and expertise.

          1 reply 4 retweets 27 likes
        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 25 Oct 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @paulkrugman @SWAtlasHoover

          Basically, #GreatBarringtonDeclaration is no different from the many statements/petitions produced by climate science deniers (who are the most prolific users of the propaganda technique of magnified minority). Creationists, HIV/AIDS deniers, and 9/11 Truthers have used it too.

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