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A Relação entre Extremismo Político, Ilusão de Conhecimento e Crenças Conspiratórias e seus Impactos nos Eleitores de Três Municípios do Rio Grande do Sul
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As pessoas tipicamente sabem menos sobre política do que pensam. Quando se trata de extremistas, essa autoilusão é ainda maior. Além disso, os extremistas são mais suscetíveis a crenças de que diversos problemas socioeconômicos têm origem em conspirações, dificultando a implementação de estratégias formais de marketing eleitoral e de governo. Uma survey com amostra probabilística de 380 eleitores contendo questões que mensuraram o nível de extremismo e conhecimento sobre determinadas políticas públicas e a crença em teorias conspiratórias foi aplicada em três cidades gaúchas. Encontrou-se uma relação positiva entre posições mais extremas e o nível autodeclarado de conhecimento sobre diversos temas, além de uma associação positiva entre extremismo e crenças conspiratórias. Uma vez que os extremistas são mais convictos de seus conhecimentos, é possível que as pessoas com opiniões equilibradas sejam, constantemente, influenciadas pelas decisões tomadas por aquele grupo, muitas vezes lastradas por crenças improváveis.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18256/2237-7956.2018.v8i2.2534
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