Misinformation causes a range of negative impacts. One proposed solution is applying critical thinking techniques to neutralize misinformation by explaining its misleading techniques or logical fallacies. This study tests the efficacy of corrections after exposure to misinformation that adopt inoculating techniques. We test two forms of rhetorical correction—logic-based and humor-based—across the issues of climate change, gun control, and HPV vaccination. We find that results vary across topics, with both logic-based and humor-based corrections reducing misperceptions only for HPV vaccination. More research is needed to test the efficacy of logic-based and humor-based corrections across different issues.

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测试对社交媒体上科学、健康和政治错误信息的基于逻辑和基于幽默的更正

错误信息会导致一系列负面影响。一种提议的解决方案是应用批判性思维技术通过解释其误导性技术或逻辑谬误来消除错误信息。这项研究测试了在暴露于采用接种技术的错误信息后纠正的有效性。我们在气候变化、枪支管制和 HPV 疫苗接种等问题上测试了两种形式的修辞修正——基于逻辑的和基于幽默的。我们发现结果因主题而异，基于逻辑和基于幽默的更正减少了仅对 HPV 疫苗接种的误解。需要更多的研究来测试基于逻辑和基于幽默的纠正在不同问题上的有效性。