Do the Facts Matter? Investigating the Effect of Statical Evidence and Exemplars in competitive Information Contexts

• In Event: Facts, Fallacies, and Political Reasoning

Brief Overview

We investigate the effect of statistical evidence on welfare policy preferences in competitive information contexts where the statistics are challenged by just a single exemplar portraying a person that provides competing perspective.

Authors

• Lene Aaroe, Aarhus University

• Miceal Canavan, Aarhus University

• Julian Christensen, Aarhus University