The Cranky Uncle Game: A Way to Logic-Check Misinformation about Climate Change by John Cook

John Cook discusses the dangers of misinformation in shaping beliefs and behaviors, particularly regarding climate change, and highlights the limitations of fact-checking alone. It introduces logic-checking as a complementary method to identify logical fallacies and hidden premises in misleading arguments, advocating for logic-based inoculation to counter misinformation effectively. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/12/the-cranky-uncle-game-a-way-to-logic-check-misinformation-about-climate-change/ About the Author: John Cook is the Climate Communication Fellow for the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland, Australia. He created and maintains the Skeptical Science website and is co-author of Climate Change Denial (2011) and the 2013 college textbook Climate Change Science: A Modern Synthesis. 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.