The interplay between progressivism and logical fallacy: implications for climate change communications
The spread of fake news and the influence of moral reasoning on public opinion present significant challenges in climate change communication. This study examines how the ideological underpinnings of conservatism and liberalism, combined with logical fallacies and fake news, shape public perceptions...
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| description | The spread of fake news and the influence of moral reasoning on public opinion present significant challenges in climate change communication. This study examines how the ideological underpinnings of conservatism and liberalism, combined with logical fallacies and fake news, shape public perceptions of climate change. Using the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ), and a quantitative online survey of 288 participants, we assess whether individuals identified as liberal or conservative are more prone to accept flawed reasoning. Results show that conservatives are significantly more susceptible to a broader range of logical fallacies, including emotional manipulation, appeals to authority, and oversimplified arguments—patterns commonly associated with fallacies such as Argumentum ad hominem, Straw Man, and Tu quoque. Meanwhile, liberals, though less vulnerable overall, are particularly influenced by specific fallacies which align with their moral focus on harm and fairness. The findings offer new insights into the intersection of moral psychology, political ideology, and misinformation, with practical implications for designing ideologically tailored climate change messages. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3d60b2c97994b75ad45ba810dabcb952025-08-20T03:03:11ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Communications2515-76202025-01-017808500510.1088/2515-7620/adf497The interplay between progressivism and logical fallacy: implications for climate change communicationsMehmet Özer Demir0Zuhal Gök Demir1Fulya Erendağ Sümer2Çiğdem Karakaya3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1172-0973Hediye Aydoğan4Burak Arslan5Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University , TürkiyeAkdeniz University , TürkiyeAkdeniz University , TürkiyeAkdeniz University , TürkiyeAkdeniz University , TürkiyeAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat University , TürkiyeThe spread of fake news and the influence of moral reasoning on public opinion present significant challenges in climate change communication. This study examines how the ideological underpinnings of conservatism and liberalism, combined with logical fallacies and fake news, shape public perceptions of climate change. Using the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ), and a quantitative online survey of 288 participants, we assess whether individuals identified as liberal or conservative are more prone to accept flawed reasoning. Results show that conservatives are significantly more susceptible to a broader range of logical fallacies, including emotional manipulation, appeals to authority, and oversimplified arguments—patterns commonly associated with fallacies such as Argumentum ad hominem, Straw Man, and Tu quoque. Meanwhile, liberals, though less vulnerable overall, are particularly influenced by specific fallacies which align with their moral focus on harm and fairness. The findings offer new insights into the intersection of moral psychology, political ideology, and misinformation, with practical implications for designing ideologically tailored climate change messages.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adf497moral foundations theorypolitical ideologylogical fallaciesclimate change communicationmisinformation |
| spellingShingle | Mehmet Özer Demir Zuhal Gök Demir Fulya Erendağ Sümer Çiğdem Karakaya Hediye Aydoğan Burak Arslan The interplay between progressivism and logical fallacy: implications for climate change communications Environmental Research Communications moral foundations theory political ideology logical fallacies climate change communication misinformation |
| title | The interplay between progressivism and logical fallacy: implications for climate change communications |
| title_full | The interplay between progressivism and logical fallacy: implications for climate change communications |
| title_fullStr | The interplay between progressivism and logical fallacy: implications for climate change communications |
| title_full_unstemmed | The interplay between progressivism and logical fallacy: implications for climate change communications |
| title_short | The interplay between progressivism and logical fallacy: implications for climate change communications |
| title_sort | interplay between progressivism and logical fallacy implications for climate change communications |
| topic | moral foundations theory political ideology logical fallacies climate change communication misinformation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adf497 |
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