Study 1

Design

2 (news topic: pacemaker strategy vs. work hours reduction) x 2 (form of audience reactions: direct quotes vs. user comments) x 2 (tone of audience reactions: congruent vs. incongruent with pre-test personal opinion) between-subjects experiment

Stimuli

Issue 1: The pacemaker strategy in mass start speed skating

1. Congruent direct quotes

2. Incongruent direct quotes

3. Congruent user comments

4. Incongruent user comments

Issue 2: The Amendments to the Labor Standard Act

1. Congruent direct quotes

2. Incongruent direct quotes

3. Congruent user comments

4. Incongruent user comments

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