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affect
You judge an idea by how it makes you feel.
The research on the affect heuristic regarding risk-benefit assessments was established by Finucane, Alhakami, Slovic and Johnson in 2000.
The 2007 research by Slovic discussed in the source material focuses on compassion fade, not the risk-benefit affect heuristic.
Your logical arguments are often just justifications for your initial gut reaction.
Where this comes from
- Study
- Slovic et al., 2007
- What the check found
- The scientific principle is well-established, but the claim cites the wrong year and primary paper for the risk-benefit findings.
- Confidence
- Solid, with limits
Related
One of these every day, and every one names the study it came from. When a finding is contested, it says so.