The Difference Between Topic Rebuttl and Technique Rebutal

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The solution to dealing with misinformation has long been assumed to be just dump into people's laps as much impo as possible from sources you trust. But once independent websides in social media, then podcast, the new two, began to speak for the facts, it became clear that outside of good faith, scientific, method based environments, there must be an alternative to arguing at the level of conclusions. The difference between topic rebuttl and technique rebutal is all about debating using vedid facts but also exploring a person's epistemology.

In this episode we sit down with Joey Rodman (@okiespacequeen), a science educator in Oklahoma whose recent Twitter thread about using a portable planetarium to reach out to flat earthers went viral thanks to their counterintuitive advice about how to discuss science denial and conspiracy theories with people who may have never interacted with a scientist before.

After years of on-the-ground, one-on-one conversations, Joey has developed a technique similar to those we've discussed on the show, including street epistemology, motivational interviewing, deep canvassing, and even the socratic method. It shares elements with all of these, but was developed in-person through conversations with people who met with Joey in their communities and home towns.

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