When poignant stories outweigh cold hard facts

The objective of this paper is to resolve mixed findings about which type of evidence is more persuasive—statistical or anecdotal information. In a meta-analysis of 61 papers exploring the persuasive impact of evidence type, we establish that, in situations where emotional engagement is high (e.g.,...

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Main Author: Freling, Traci H. (author)
Other Authors: Yangb, Zhiyong (author), Saini, Ritesh (author), Itani, Omar S. (author), Abualsamh, Ryan Rashad (author)
Format: article
Published: 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/13226
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.01.006
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749597819301633
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