Please to see this favorable polling on public perception/acceptance of the science of climate change.
But @NBCNews, please don't frame this as a matter of "belief"!
Gravity acts whether or not you "believe" it.
Climate change is real whether or not you "believe it".https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1080157433018937344 …
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Replying to @MichaelEMann @NBCNews
Problem goes deeper,
@MichaelEMann. The "belief" language permeates the press release and other materials from the folks who conducted the poll@amcommpro@YaleClimateComm https://www.americancommunities.org/where-american-communities-agree-and-disagree-on-climate-change/ …pic.twitter.com/z7xlrLdAF8
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Replying to @Revkin @MichaelEMann and
I appreciate your points of view, but both pieces are about what people believe. If people didn't believe in gravity that would be a huge story and it would need to be reported. The NBC piece in particular is about why the policies don't change-it's about what Republicans believe
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Issue's w/ the polling org rather than
@NBCNews (who is reporting their findings). Framing of the question influences the poll result: By using "believe" rather than "accept", pollsters misleadingly convey this as opinion rather than scientific fact.2 replies . 6 retweets 16 likes -
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Would love to see a controlled polling study. I hypothesize (yes--this is a prediction!) that use of "believe" rather than "accept" leads to several % points lower result...
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Replying to @MichaelEMann @Revkin and
It's a good question. For those who are deeply dug in, "accept" may be even a bigger trigger. For us at the ACP, the uniformity of opinion was actually surprising. These places are very different and the people in them tend to disagree on many issues.
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Thanks--I'm skeptical about that. I don't think those who are "dug in" will change their response (and they are a very small % of public). More important is large "confused middle" & using "believe" likely reinforces (false) notion that there is legitimate scientific debate.
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You might be right. It would be a fascinating test.
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Agreed!
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