1. A friend sends you a photo showing riots in the city center, saying it was taken today. You go to X and find it posted on several accounts and shared thousands of times. What should you do before believing it is authentic?
2. What are the dangers of conspiracy theories in fragile societies, such as in the Balkans?
4. What psychological mechanism can cause a person to see conspiracies everywhere, even without evidence?
5. In this sentence, what is the fallacious argument used? -- “Why listen to this politician's advice on the economy? He failed in his own business!”
6. In this sentence, what is the fallacious argument used? -- “There is no evidence that aliens do not exist, therefore they must exist.”
7. What strategy is often used in conspiracy theories?
8. What cognitive bias is often used in conspiracy theories?
9. A friend sends you a message: “If vaccines were safe, why are there so many reports of people saying they've had side effects?” What is the logical flaw in this argument?
10. What is the flawed reasoning in this sentence? -- “Either you are for freedom of speech, or you are against democracy.”
