Conservatives value personal stories more than liberals do when evaluating scientific evidence
- Written by Randy Stein, Assistant Professor of Marketing, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
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The big idea
Conservatives tend to see expert evidence and personal experience as more equally legitimate than liberals, who put a lot more weight on the scientific...