- Date added
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Aug. 22, 2024, 9:20 p.m.
- Description
- As prior work suggests, we find that people
are not easily convinced to change their beliefs about social
and moral issues, and this occurs even though people cite
considerably more evidence while discussing these
issues. However, our data provides one source of optimism:
We found that the amount of evidence provided in a
discussion predicts attitude change, suggesting that while
attitude change is hard-won, providing facts and evidence
may nonetheless be an effective persuasive tactic.
