Techniques
The familiarity backfire effect
What backfire effect is this combating?
Core fact emphasized in headline such as:
Sun and climate are going in opposite directions
Familiarity backfire effect
We only use 10% of our brains.
It takes 7 years for your body to digest gum
myth and myth
For the overkill backfire effect what technique is suggested?
More lean and easy to read content. Just stick to a few facts. Add graphics if possible.
What technique is the prompt using?
Scientific studies confirm that 5G technology operates within safe radiation limits set by international guidelines. There is a false claim that 5G causes health problems like cancer or COVID-19. This myth links unrelated events, such as the rollout of 5G and the COVID-19 pandemic, without evidence
Fact-myth-fallacy technique
Chameleons change color to blend in with their environment.
Tiger skin is also striped
myth and fact
What techniques can be used against the worldview backfire effect?
Debunk the undecided majority rather than unswayable minority, use self-affirmation , "framing."
What technique is being used in the following prompt?
This myth cherry picks the data-showing past periods when sun and climate move together but ignoring the last few decades when the two diverge.
Filling in the gap (alternative explanation)
The brain is composed of 60% of fat.
Australia is wider than the Moon's diameterfact and fact
What does filling the gap look like?
Providing an alternative explanation or explaining why the misinformer promoted the myth.
What technique is being used?
Prompt:Addressing climate change skepticism among conservatives.
"Investing in clean energy can create jobs and strengthen national security, goals we all care about."
Framing
Dolphins can hold their breath longer than sloths.
It is illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland
myth and fact
What are the four requirements for efficient debunking?
Core facts, explicit warnings, alternative explanation, and graphics.
Why does the following strategy work?
Prompt: A parent refuses vaccines for their child, believing they are unsafe.
Strategy: Encourage the parent to reflect on their commitment to protecting their child’s health and well-being. Then state "Vaccines are one of the best ways to protect your child from serious diseases, ensuring they grow up healthy and strong."
self-affirmation, aligning with the parents view of caring for their child
Nutmeg is a hallucinogen.
In Japan there is 1 vending machine for every 40 people.
fact and fact