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Weight-of-Evidence Strategies to Mitigate the Influence of Messages of Science Denialism in Public Discussions

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|Oct 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joc.125 | Journal eISSN: 2514-4820
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 10, 2019
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Accepted on: Sep 8, 2020
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Published on: Oct 1, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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