Chapter 12. How to debate a Moon hoax believer

Sooner or later we all come into contact with someone who has doubts regarding some aspect of the Apollo Moon missions or is even categorically certain that the trips to the Moon were faked. The core purpose of this book is indeed to provide a factual basis for discussion and get rid of hearsay and myths.

But when it comes to changing someone’s opinion, especially a deeply rooted one, facts alone are not enough, and the situation can easily become unpleasant. This is why I have prepared this short chapter, which offers some methods of debate that can be useful in preventing the discussion from deteriorating into an argument and in ensuring that you don’t waste time with people who are absolutely impervious to any fact-based reasoning.

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