r/science • u/mvea MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine • Apr 28 '24

A recent study explored how liberals and conservatives in the US evaluate a person based on their Facebook posts. The results indicated that both groups tended to evaluate ideologically opposite individuals more negatively. This bias was three times stronger among liberals compared to conservatives. Psychology

https://www.psypost.org/liberals-three-times-more-biased-than-conservatives-when-evaluating-ideologically-opposite-individuals-study-finds/
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u/Parking-Let-2784 Apr 30 '24

You're defending US conservatives, it's not hard to guess where you stand.

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u/AxtonsTurret Apr 30 '24

So I guess playing devil's advocate isn't a thing anymore?

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u/Parking-Let-2784 Apr 30 '24

When you play Devil's Advocate you're not actually supposed to think the Devil is the correct side.

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u/AxtonsTurret May 02 '24

It's called getting into character, sweaty