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Higher social class voters prioritize competence and rely more on facial cues when judging politicians

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Summary
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81% Informative

Study by Fabienne Unkelbach and colleagues found that social class plays a role in how much voters prioritize competence in politicians.

They hypothesized that individuals from higher socioeconomic status ( SES ) backgrounds would value competence more because it aligns with their self-perception.

The findings may not necessarily apply to female or non-White voters, given the study was conducted in Germany .

VR Score

92

Informative language

99

Neutral language

62

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

73

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

long-living

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no external sources

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no sources

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