tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472507616285260962.post6461264450667194838..comments2023-05-08T05:16:36.124-07:00Comments on higgsblogon: Sweeney RespondsOwen T. Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17823770160312036509noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6472507616285260962.post-47339116513648994272008-09-17T20:33:00.000-07:002008-09-17T20:33:00.000-07:00Actually you can't compare the relative effect of ...Actually you can't compare the relative effect of liberals versus conservatives from the article because two completely different methodologies were used.<BR/><BR/>The liberals were measured, presented with a lie, then were presented with the truth. 3 sequential measures of one group.<BR/><BR/>The conservatives were split into two groups, each measured once. One group was given a claim. The other was simultaneously given a claim and a refutation. <BR/><BR/>So the article isn't comparing liberals vs conservatives at all. At best it argues that both are susceptible to a similar type of effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com