Question framing shifts US death penalty support from 63% to 50%.

Evidence

An anomaly among developed democratic nations, the United States finds itself a bedfellow with oppressive regimes that impose the death penalty (Spielman, 2012). However, within the United States, support for the death penalty is far from universal. Opinions can depend on how survey items are framed in public opinion polls. If people have only one choice of penalty for capital crimes, about 63% support the death penalty. However, when given alternatives, 45% favor lifetime imprisonment, and support for executions drops to 50%. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1838 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Survey framing dramatically changes measured death penalty support — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1838; Public support for executions depends on euphemistic framing of the act — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1906; Euphemistic language inflates public support for the death penalty — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1906 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Survey framing dramatically changes measured death penalty support #expands (0.97) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1838
• Measuring death penalty support depends heavily on whether alternatives are offered. #corroborates (0.92)