For everyday arguments prior beliefs play a larger role on perceived argument quality than argument quality itself

Calvin Deans-Browne, Henrik Singmann

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 successful.

Inconsistent Arguments are Perceived as Better Than Appeals to Authority: An Extension of the Everyday Belief Bias, Deans-Browne et al. (2024). Outcome recorded: successful. We replicated the belief consistency effect – participants preferred arguments that were also in line with their beliefs. We also found that authority-based arguments were rated as worse than inconsistent arguments, and that both types of arguments were rated as worse than good arguments. View paper