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Converging on Truth James A. Stimson

Converging on Truth By James A. Stimson

Converging on Truth by James A. Stimson


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This Element turns to a more systematic approach, emphasizing whole electorates and examining facts through a dynamic lens. It argues public opinion will converge toward truth over time and frequently finds correct views of facts grow stronger under information flow, while misperception recedes.

Converging on Truth Summary

Converging on Truth: A Dynamic Perspective on Factual Debates in American Public Opinion by James A. Stimson

Much of the science of public opinion focuses on individuals, asking if they perceive or misperceive and why. Often this science will emphasize misperceptions and the psychological processes that produce them. But political debates have outcomes in the aggregate. This Element turns to a more systematic approach, emphasizing whole electorates and examining facts through a dynamic lens. It argues public opinion will converge toward truth over time and frequently finds correct views of facts grow stronger under information flow, while misperception recedes.

Table of Contents

1. Perception of Facts Converges on Truth; 2. Economic Facts; 3. Facts About Politics; 4. Facts About Issues and Policies; 5. A Concluding Assessment; References.

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NLS9781108819794
9781108819794
1108819796
Converging on Truth: A Dynamic Perspective on Factual Debates in American Public Opinion by James A. Stimson
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2020-04-09
75
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