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Josh Compton studies how \\u201cinoculating\\u201d people against persuasion can make them more resistant to arguments they encounter later. Dr. Compton is an associate professor of speech at Dartmouth and has written a lot about \\u201cinoculation theory,\\u201d which began (as a theory) back in the 60s with the work of William McGuire. We talk about lots of inoculation theory\\u2019s many extensions and applications.

Things we mention in this episode:

• The \\u201cvirgin-soil epidemic\\u201d explanation of disease spread among indigenous people following Columbus\\u2019 voyage to the Americas. (See this Atlantic\\xa0article by Ostler, 2020)
• William McGuire\\u2019s original formulation of \\u201cinoculation theory\\u201d (McGuire, 1964)
• A lot of the work Josh discusses is reviewed in Compton et al. (2021) and Compton (2021).
• Online games that help inoculate against fake news: \\u201cBad News\\u201d, \\u201cBreaking Harmony Square\\u201d, and \\u201cGo Viral!\\u201d\\xa0

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