Abstract

Discrediting the sources of messages attacking cultural truisms provided an effective belief defense which also bolstered the efficacy of a refutational defense and a supportive defense. The arguments in the attacking messages were rated less fair and less believable when attributed to a discredited source, but there were no differences in comprehension of arguments from credible and discredited sources.

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