Converging on Truth

Download or read book Converging on Truth written by James A. Stimson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-04-09 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the science of public opinion focuses on individuals, asking if they perceive or misperceive and why. Often this science will emphasize misperceptions and the psychological processes that produce them. But political debates have outcomes in the aggregate. This Element turns to a more systematic approach, emphasizing whole electorates and examining facts through a dynamic lens. It argues public opinion will converge toward truth over time and frequently finds correct views of facts grow stronger under information flow, while misperception recedes.