The asymmetrical force of persuasive knowledge across the positive-negative divide.

Front Psychol · 2015 · PMC4559650 · PMID 26388821

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In positive persuasion, univariate analysis of variance revealed significant differences between two and four claims, F (1,5) = 7,32, p = 0.009, as well as borderline significant differences between three and four claims, F (1,2) = 2,97, p = 0.09.

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