Political topics elicit lower quality participation, holding the set of participants fixed. This is the thesis of “politics is the mind-killer”.
I don’t think that’s a good description. The article argues that using political example when you can make the same point with a nonpolitical example is bad because the political aspect prevents people from using their usual reasoning abilities.
I don’t think that’s a good description. The article argues that using political example when you can make the same point with a nonpolitical example is bad because the political aspect prevents people from using their usual reasoning abilities.