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The effect of order of argument presentation in combating conspiracy theories
- People were more likely to intend to vaccinate their fictional child only when the anti-conspiracy argument came before the conspiracy, not after.
- People also reported lower beliefs in anti-vaccine conspiracy and were less likely to perceive vaccines to be dangerous in the anti-conspiracy followed by conspiracy condition.
- Once the conspiracy theory is shown first, the anti-conspiracy arguments are not effective at producing any of the above results.
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