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Direct linkThomm, Eva; Bromme, Rainer – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016
When laypeople read controversial scientific information in order to make a personally relevant decision, information on the source is a valuable resource with which to evaluate multiple, competing claims. Due to their bounded understanding, laypeople rely on the expertise of others and need to identify whether sources are credible. The present…
Descriptors: Lay People, Scientific and Technical Information, Information Sources, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
