some studies about political persuasion:
my takeaway is that most forms of persuasion are effective.
please gimme more neat/strong studies or contrary studies if you know of them!
my takeaway is that most forms of persuasion are effective.
please gimme more neat/strong studies or contrary studies if you know of them!
watching news changes beliefs
Martin & Yurukoglu 2017: data from channel number randomization suggests that Fox News shifts voting patterns rightward: Without Fox News, .46% fewer people would've voted Republican in 2000, 3.59% in 2004, and 6.35% in 2008:
Martin & Yurukoglu 2017: data from channel number randomization suggests that Fox News shifts voting patterns rightward: Without Fox News, .46% fewer people would've voted Republican in 2000, 3.59% in 2004, and 6.35% in 2008:
long talks change beliefs
Broockman 2016: deep canvassing (a ~10 minute convo encouraging person to consider a trans person's perspective) increased tolerance of trans people and support for a gender nondiscrimination law; effects persisted after 3 months nytimes.com/2016/04/10/mag…
Broockman 2016: deep canvassing (a ~10 minute convo encouraging person to consider a trans person's perspective) increased tolerance of trans people and support for a gender nondiscrimination law; effects persisted after 3 months nytimes.com/2016/04/10/mag…
op-eds change beliefs
Coppock 2021: libertarian op-eds changed minds by ~.5-1 points toward the libertarian side on a 7-point scale (if linear, ~7-14%); ~2/3 of this effect persists after 1 mo nowpublishers.com/article/Detail…
Coppock 2021: libertarian op-eds changed minds by ~.5-1 points toward the libertarian side on a 7-point scale (if linear, ~7-14%); ~2/3 of this effect persists after 1 mo nowpublishers.com/article/Detail…
facts change beliefs
Wood 2018: there is no evidence for a consistent "backfire effect"; telling people facts generally changes their minds; the effect of factual correction is ~1/3 as large as the effect of ideology on stated belief: mindhacks.com/2018/01/03/the…
Wood 2018: there is no evidence for a consistent "backfire effect"; telling people facts generally changes their minds; the effect of factual correction is ~1/3 as large as the effect of ideology on stated belief: mindhacks.com/2018/01/03/the…
humor changes beliefs
Orosz 2016: ridicule & humor (making fun of inconsistencies and of conspiracy believers) and logical breakdown (providing stats and explaining logical failures) are equally effective at reducing belief in a Jewish superconspiracy: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
Orosz 2016: ridicule & humor (making fun of inconsistencies and of conspiracy believers) and logical breakdown (providing stats and explaining logical failures) are equally effective at reducing belief in a Jewish superconspiracy: frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
my takeaway is that most forms of persuasion are effective, and much of the fighting is probably worthless about streaming vs youtubing vs podcasting vs ...
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