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Reasons for Reason-giving in a Public-Opinion Survey

Argumentation, 2002
Department of English ...
Cheng, Martha S., Johnstone, Barbara
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Motivated Reasoning and Public Opinion

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, 2011
Citizens, especially those who are knowledgeable and care the most about politics, are motivated to defend their beliefs and attitudes in the face of discrepant information. These motivated biases strongly influence the way people think about health care policies and the politicians and parties that propose or attack these contentious policies.
April A, Strickland, Charles S, Taber, Milton, Lodge   +2 more
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Reasoning about software using metrics and expert opinion

Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering, 2007
When comparing software programs on the basis of more than one metric a difficulty arises when the metrics are contradictory or if there are no standard acceptance thresholds. An appealing solution in such cases is to incorporate expert opinion to resolve the inconsistencies.
Norita B. Ahmad, Phillip A. Laplante
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The Court Opinion: Teaching Reasoning and Communication

The Educational Forum, 1985
(1985). The Court Opinion: Teaching Reasoning and Communication. The Educational Forum: Vol. 49, No. 4, pp. 451-463.
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Motivated Reasoning and Public Opinion Perception

Public Opinion Quarterly, 2011
Theorists posit that a public—unlike a mass of individuals— forms opinions through awareness of multiple viewpoints and recogni- tion of opposition in a polity. Whether individuals pursue information on others political preferences is another matter.
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Professional reasoning in expressing the auditor's opinion [PDF]

, 2009
Unlike other information, assertions and conclusions made during the audit process, the auditor's opinion expressed in the report on the accuracy of the financial statements in terms of the company’s image is available to all users. The result of a series of professional judgments based on complex theoretical and practical knowledge developed within ...
Bunget, Ovidiu-Constantin, David Sobolevschi, Iulia-Maria, Petcu, Monica   +2 more
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Motivated Reasoning, Public Opinion, and Presidential Approval

Political Behavior, 2019
Presidential approval is a desirable commodity for US presidents, one that bolsters re-election chances and the prospects of legislative success. An important question, then, is what shapes citizens’ approval of the executive. A large body of literature demonstrates that the president’s handling of issues, particularly the economy, is an important ...
Kathleen Donovan, Paul M. Kellstedt, Ellen M. Key, Matthew J. Lebo   +3 more
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