Controlling the narrative: Euphemistic language affects judgments of actions while avoiding perceptions of dishonesty
The present work (N = 1906 U.S. residents) investigates the extent to which peoples' evaluations of actions can be biased by the strategic use of euphemistic (agreeable) and dysphemistic (disagreeable) terms. We find that participants' evaluations of actions are made more favorable by repl...
Main Authors: | Fugelsang, J.A (Author), Koehler, D.J (Author), Meyers, E.A (Author), Stolz, J.A (Author), Turpin, M.H (Author), Walker, A.C (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier B.V.
2021
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Online Access: | View Fulltext in Publisher |
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