TY - GEN
T1 - Changing minds through argumentation: Black Pete as a case study
AU - Dutilh Novaes, Catarina
AU - Sullivan, Emily
AU - Lagewaard, Thirza
AU - Alfano, Mark
PY - 2020/6
Y1 - 2020/6
N2 - Deep disagreements are often thought to be unresolvable. In this paper, we discuss a specific case of apparent deep disagreement, namely the public debate on the polemic figure of Black Pete in the Netherlands, where a noticeable change in public opinion has occurred in recent years. We present the preliminary findings of a study on Twitter interactions on the topic, focusing in particular on how arguments spread outside ‘epistemic bubbles’ and ‘echo chambers’.
AB - Deep disagreements are often thought to be unresolvable. In this paper, we discuss a specific case of apparent deep disagreement, namely the public debate on the polemic figure of Black Pete in the Netherlands, where a noticeable change in public opinion has occurred in recent years. We present the preliminary findings of a study on Twitter interactions on the topic, focusing in particular on how arguments spread outside ‘epistemic bubbles’ and ‘echo chambers’.
UR - https://www.collegepublications.co.uk/logic/sla/?00013
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9781848903326
VL - 2
T3 - Studies in Logics : Logic and Argumentation
SP - 243
EP - 260
BT - Reason to Dissent
A2 - Dutilh Novaes, Catarina
A2 - Jansen, Henrike
A2 - van Laar, Jan Albert
A2 - Verheij, Bart
PB - College Publications
ER -
