Communicating scientific consensus reduces climate polarization across the spectrum

Evidence

Conservatives, including highly educated conservatives – as well as liberals and moderates – all updated their beliefs about the scientific consensus on climate change towards the evidence. No backfire. In fact, highlighting the strong scientific consensus led to more political agreement on the issue rather than polarization. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 142

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Less communication can yield truer scientific consensus (Zollman effect) — Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall, The Misinformation Age: How False…, 214; Perceived scientific consensus is a central gateway to related climate beliefs. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 665; Manipulating social consensus can reduce prejudice — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1938 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Perceived scientific consensus is a central gateway to related climate beliefs. #expands (0.85) — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 665
• Partisan identity now drives belief in human-caused global warming #expands (0.75) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2762
• Manipulating social consensus can reduce prejudice #qualifies (0.72) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1938
• Perceived social consensus licenses people to express their biases #complicates (0.72)