This technique doesn't work for the lay person. The purveyor of pseudoscience can easily restate their claim using other words and the layperson has no means to evaluate whether the second statement is the same as the first statement.
Look at how easily flat Earth claims persist, or chemtrail conspiracy theories.
The bottom line is that you can fool the ignorant. There is no shortcut to solve the problem.
This technique doesn't work for the lay person. The purveyor of pseudoscience can easily restate their claim using other words and the layperson has no means to evaluate whether the second statement is the same as the first statement.
Look at how easily flat Earth claims persist, or chemtrail conspiracy theories.
The bottom line is that you can fool the ignorant. There is no shortcut to solve the problem.
Here's a great example of the ignorant and illogical:
https://poal.co/s/WEF/542876/66ffc6fa-7c7d-42f5-9953-9aab03f08bf4#cmnts
Bless her little heart, she's RETARDED.
Here's a great example of the ignorant and illogical:
https://poal.co/s/WEF/542876/66ffc6fa-7c7d-42f5-9953-9aab03f08bf4#cmnts
Bless her little heart, she's RETARDED.
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