Facts move beliefs and arguments move attitudes, but why don’t facts move attitudes or arguments beliefs? Considering the role of inferences

• In Event: AI, Risk, and the Politics of Technological Perception

Brief Overview

We test how misinformation, factual corrections, and inferences shape criminal justice beliefs and attitudes. Corrections improve factual accuracy, while inferences exert smaller, less consistent effects and rarely shift policy preferences.

Authors

• Katie Gouge, The Ohio State University, Main Campus

• Thomas J. Wood, The Ohio State University, Main Campus