Research Suggests That Minorities Are Most Likely to Sway the Majority

question 82

Multiple Choice

Research suggests that minorities are most likely to sway the majority

• A) when the minority favours conviction.
• B) when the minority favours acquittal.
• C) when the minority is composed of women.
• D) when the minority is composed of Whites.

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Definitions:

Persuasion

The act of convincing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of emotional appeal.

Peripheral Arguments

Arguments that persuade by appealing to emotions or superficial associations rather than logic or reason.

Persuasion

The act or process of convincing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of emotional appeal.

Attitudes

A psychological tendency expressed by evaluating a particular entity with some degree of favor or disfavor.