Weakened fictional doses stimulate resistance without actually duping players

Evidence

By ‘weakened dose’ I mean that we keep the scenarios fictional and – using humour and satire – make them so ridiculous that nobody is going to actually believe them. In other words, we get the point across (stimulating the immune system) without actually duping people (in McGuire’s words, triggering but not overwhelming people’s immune response). — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 773

Categorization

• DEFINE: Precise operational definition of ‘weakened dose’ as the transactional trigger-without-overwhelm.
• XREF: connects to: Satire can out-produce real conspiracy theories using the same formula — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 749; Playing at producing misinformation did not turn players into producers — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 818; Attacking patients’ alternative beliefs provokes defensive resistance — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice: How to Communicate…, 633 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Attacking patients’ alternative beliefs provokes defensive resistance #corroborates (0.72) — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 633
• Active learning experiences strengthen resistance more than passive reading does #contradicts (0.72) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 972