On ‘Escaping the Rabbit Hole’
Strategies for persuading conspiracy theorists
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4 min readFeb 16, 2023
Mick West’s 2018 book Escaping the Rabbit Hole promotes respectful dialogue with your friends and acquaintances who might be in the grips of a conspiracy theory. People who have been sucked into communities that promote elaborate false beliefs may “get out much quicker if they are helped by a friend,” West says.