I really like the message here and I wanted to share:
https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe_clean
You're not going to believe what I'm about to tell you (classroom-friendly version) - The Oatmeal

This is a classroom-friendly (no cuss words) comic about the backfire effect.

The Oatmeal
@Xavier with regards to the data generated from the mastodon instance - pretty valuable if you have enough professionals #mastodon firehose #arroyo cluster #mkt sentiment
@Xavier @tsturm
Wikipedia on the Backfire Effect:
"There are psychological mechanisms by which backfire effects could potentially occur, but the evidence … is mixed, and backfire effects are very rare in practice. A 2020 review of the scientific literature on backfire effects found that there have been widespread failures to replicate their existence…"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief_perseverance
(I'm not an expert, & am not saying we don't resist beliefs being challenged. But a specific Backfire Effect? Maybe not.)
Belief perseverance - Wikipedia