An international study, published in Nature Human Behaviour, analyzed millions of tweets by members of Congress over the last decade. Its findings showed both Republican and Democratic politicians were increasingly sharing their beliefs and opinions as well as evidence-based information. But among Republicans, their expression of honestly-held beliefs and opinions was strongly linked to less trustworthy information sources.
, analyzed millions of tweets by members of Congress over the last decade. Its findings showed both Republican and Democratic politicians were increasingly sharing their beliefs and opinions as well as evidence-based information. But among Republicans, their expression of honestly-held beliefs and opinions was strongly linked to less trustworthy information sources.
The researchers developed a unique method to recognize and measure the speech patterns of"belief-speaking," which relies on authentic expression of a conviction irrespective of evidence or fact, and"fact-speaking," which examines evidence and substantiates opinion with facts., the researchers compiled two dictionaries of terms associated with authentic opinion expression and fact-based information .
Co-author Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, Chair in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Bristol, said,"The distinction between fact-speaking and belief-speaking may explain why three-quarters of Republican voters considered Donald Trump to be honest, despite his extensive record of false and misleading statements.
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