In an era where misleading and inaccurate information spreads rapidly online, public health professionals face the challenge of deciding how best to respond.
One common instinct is to search out evidence that directly disproves the false claim.
While such an approach is important it can also be time-consuming and can delay one’s response. It can also fail to address a common problem or tactic with public health rhetoric.
In this talk I focus on helping people recognize common logical fallacies and persuasive tactics often used to promote false or misleading ideas in public health.
By building this kind of critical awareness in advance, individuals are better equipped to challenge questionable claims when they see them and to point out to others the kinds of mistakes or misleading tactics that are being relied upon.
Register Here
Greg Loeben, Ph.D., MPH, is currently an Associate Professor and the Practicum Director in the Public Health Department at A.T. Still University. Dr. Loeben’s research interests focus broadly on public health ethics and clinical ethics, particularly in end-of-life decision making.
Previously, he held faculty positions in Bioethics at Midwestern University in Glendale, Arizona, and the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. He has also taught courses at Arizona State University and the University of Arizona. He has a long history of consulting and doing clinical medical ethics for hospital systems, hospices, and other healthcare organizations.
