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People think they already know everything they need to make decisions

Ars Technica
Summary
Nutrition label

75% Informative

Study: People tend to believe they always have enough data to make an informed decision.

The good news: When given the full picture, most people are willing to change their opinions.

The study was based on an experiment in which people were given only partial, biased information.

VR Score

87

Informative language

94

Neutral language

38

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

57

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

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