Avoiding Conflict Avoidance by Mick West

Mick West discusses strategies for skeptics engaging in contentious discussions, particularly with communities that hold fringe beliefs, such as UFO enthusiasts.  Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/06/avoiding-conflict-avoidance/ About the Author: Mick West is a writer, investigator, and debunker who enjoys looking into the evidence behind conspiracy theories and strange phenomena and then explaining what is actually going on. He runs the Metabunk forum, tweets @mickwest, and is the author of the book "Escaping the Rabbit Hole". Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.