Analogical Reasoning in Politics: Does Health Care Insurance ≈ Car Insurance?

• In Event: Political Psychology and Public Opinion

Brief Overview

We explore reasoning in politics with experiments linking policy proposals in health care to well-known and respected policies in a related issue area. Data analyses confirm that analogies shape opinion significantly, but they can be countered too.

Authors

• Jason Barabas, Stony Brook University

• Kevin Shan, Stony Brook University

• Benjamin Carter, Stony Brook University