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How to Talk to a Science Denier and Raining Sulfur in Sodom

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The Five Tropes of Science Denial Are Cherry Picking Evidence

The five tropes of science denial are cherry picking, were son only considers evidence that supports their idea and they ignore other evidence. Reliance on fake experts and the denegration of real experts is also a trope. And finally, the insistence that science must be perfect - which it's impossible to prove 100% of the time.

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