ANALYSIS

How scapegoating helps preserve the status quo

The stubborn allure of conspiracy theories

How slippery slope arguments sabotage rational debate

PROPTALK

• Dr. Chris Paul discusses his work on the "Firehose of Falsehood" and how we judge or misjudge the credibility of information.
  
• Dr. John Banas explains how attitudes and beliefs can be protected against persuasion through inoculation.
  
• Dr. John Cook discusses the seven traits of conspiratorial thinking and how it can be immune to evidence.