On Trusting Neighbors More Than Experts: An Ebola Case Study
In this paper I argue that rumors pose a challenge to effective science communication. I also argue that it is sometimes reasonable for ordinary laypeople to trust rumors over the experts. The argument goes like this. There are strong fact-value entanglements in the sciences. Further, my friends and...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Communication |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcomm.2020.00023/full |