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SUBMITTER: Eschert S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6435108 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20190326 3
Past research indicates that in political debates the same arguments are judged very differently depending on the perceiver's own position on the issue, because positions on controversial issues are often tied to collective identities. In this article, we test the assumption that equality-based respect from an opposing opinion-based group can reduce such biases. Results confirmed that identification as an opponent or proponent of a contested issue was negatively related to evaluations of outgrou ...[more]