Science historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway describe how “scientists” paid by those who profit by unhealthful and environmentally destructive actions misinform the public to prevent or weaken regulation.
Such efforts are successful in part because so few people understand the difference between honest skepticism and prejudicial doubt, and because so few are practiced in evaluating evidence and reasoning for soundness.
Unmasking disinformation, from tobacco to climate – Capital Weather Gang
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