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Direct linkFlemming, Danny; Kimmerle, Joachim; Cress, Ulrike; Sinatra, Gale M. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
Prior research from the field of science communication shows that, upon reading journalistic articles about novel scientific findings, readers who recognize the tentative nature of the findings rate the journalistic article that reports these findings as less credible. Apparently, readers' appraisal is influenced by misconceptions about the…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Misconceptions, Credibility, Scientific and Technical Information
