Uncommitted hearings function as interest-alignment signaling rather than evidence evaluation

Evidence

If there is no previous commitment on a bill, the hearing often serves less as a method for ascertaining the adequacy of the evidence presented in favor of or against it than it is for providing pressure goups and constituents an opportunity to “blow off steam,* and for offering Senators and Congressmen an indication of the alignments of the functional interests which have a stake in the outcome of the measure. — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 648

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Hearing transcripts rarely influence committee bill decisions — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 665; Witness hearings cannot establish the truth of policy predictions — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 676; Trust in signal-disclosure cases hinges on interpretability, not truthfulness — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 795 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Trust in signal-disclosure cases hinges on interpretability, not truthfulness #corroborates (0.80) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 795
• Formal balance and impartiality in media mask real dominance of prevailing interpretations #corroborates (0.72)