Counterknowledge – Extensions

Extensions

There are hundreds of conspiracy theories students can explore to further cement their abilities to identify the factors that make something like this appealing to people. Ask students to review the list they brainstormed earlier in this activity and select an additional conspiracy theory to explore.

Counterknowledge can also be presented as pseudoscience or pseudohistory. Ask students to define these terms and identify 3 -5 examples of each.


Counterknowledge