How to convince in a televised debate: the application of machine learning to analyze why viewers changed their winner perception during the 2021 German chancellor discussion

Abstract What causes viewers to change their winner perception during a televised debate? The article addresses this question, drawing on a large-N field study of the 2021 chancellor debate in Germany, which contains survey and real-time response data for 4613 participants. Using machine learning te...

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Main Authors: Felix Ettensperger, Thomas Waldvogel, Uwe Wagschal, Samuel Weishaupt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2023-09-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02047-5