Sometimes I’ll just be like ‘you’re not a high school social studies teacher, you don’t need a works cited page. Either believe it or not.’ Other times I’ll point out their pattern of behavior and argument strategy before they even get to the final stage, where they say since it didn’t come from a reputable source it doesn’t count. They don’t seem to grasp all of their beliefs are being influenced by propaganda sources so of course any real news will seem strange to them. They’re interesting creatures.
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It's not a theory if it's an actual conspiracy. But yeah, that's just another rationalization for maintaining a belief rooted in emotion. I don't agree with Scott Adams about a variety of issues. But he's spot on about persuasion and facts not being convincing to feels over reals folks.
I hate wading through Adam’s minutia; is there a specific place where he focuses on specifically discussing persuasion and “feels over facts”?
I can't think of one podcast that's a dense distillation. It's sort of an ongoing background topic. A quick and dirty search landed me here:
https://sterlingterrell.net/2018/09/persuasion-tips.html
Hopefully it's helpful. It does touch on many of his ongoing themes.
Thanks!