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Democratic backsliding is exacerbated by elite norm violations. Results show that asking people to favour sincerity, rather than accuracy, as a marker of honesty makes them more tolerant of norm violations.
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Tolerance for democratic norm violations increases when sincerity replaces accuracy as a marker of honesty - Communications Psychology
Democratic backsliding is exacerbated by elite norm violations. In four experimental studies we find that asking people to favour sincerity, rather than accuracy, as a marker of honesty makes them mor...
