Media Confidential Survey Many Americans Can T Tell Fact From Opinion With many people’s judgments clouded by partisan bias, troubling new research finds many americans struggle to distinguish facts from opinions in their 24 hour news cycles. study authors from the university of illinois urbana champaign say this worrisome trend potentially holds grave implications for civic discourse in the united states. Reuters reports the main portion of pew's survey polled 5,035 adult americans aged 18 and above in february and march. the study was intended to determine if respondents could differentiate between factual information and opinion statements in news stories.
Survey Surprise Most Americans Rely On The Media And Actually Still A new pew research center survey of 5,035 u.s. adults examines a basic step in that process: whether members of the public can recognize news as factual – something that’s capable of being proved or disproved by objective evidence – or as an opinion that reflects the beliefs and values of whoever expressed it. 🔑 key findings: over 45% struggled to tell the difference between facts and statements of opinion. partisan bias appeared to be a major factor clouding people’s decisions. for political topics, lack of civics knowledge also caused people to struggle. Americans’ inability to confidently differentiate between statements of fact and opinion have “grave implications” for the future of political discourse and misinformation, the researchers said. Just 26 percent of the adults surveyed correctly identified all five factual statements as factual, according to the study. and just 35 percent identified all five opinion statements as opinion.
Media Confidential Survey Many Americans Can T Tell Fact From Opinion Americans’ inability to confidently differentiate between statements of fact and opinion have “grave implications” for the future of political discourse and misinformation, the researchers said. Just 26 percent of the adults surveyed correctly identified all five factual statements as factual, according to the study. and just 35 percent identified all five opinion statements as opinion. News consumers today are confronted with a tangle of statements and assertions that run the gamut from purely factual to purely opinion. being able to quickly tell where a news statement fits on that spectrum is key to being an informed reader or viewer. but how good are americans at distinguishing factual news statements from opinions?. Findings show that only a quarter of adult americans could correctly distinguish between a factual statement and an opinionated point of view. the survey, conducted by the pew research center. A pew research center study published monday found that americans have difficulty distinguishing between statements of fact and statements of opinion. the adults polled were presented with. A new pew research center survey of 5,035 u.s. adults examines whether the public can recognize news as factual — something that’s capable of being proved or disproved by objective.
Americans Have Slightly More Confidence In The Media Than In Trump News consumers today are confronted with a tangle of statements and assertions that run the gamut from purely factual to purely opinion. being able to quickly tell where a news statement fits on that spectrum is key to being an informed reader or viewer. but how good are americans at distinguishing factual news statements from opinions?. Findings show that only a quarter of adult americans could correctly distinguish between a factual statement and an opinionated point of view. the survey, conducted by the pew research center. A pew research center study published monday found that americans have difficulty distinguishing between statements of fact and statements of opinion. the adults polled were presented with. A new pew research center survey of 5,035 u.s. adults examines whether the public can recognize news as factual — something that’s capable of being proved or disproved by objective.
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