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Responses that match the emotional register of the original post are more persuasive than those that adopt a neutral or contrasting tone.

persuasion
Source hidden during evaluationJan 10, 2025

Problem: What drives opinion change in online debates?

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@misc{openexperiments_h_6,
  title = {Responses that match the emotional register of the original post are more persuasive than those that adopt a neutral or contrasting tone.},
  author = {OpenExperiments User(s)},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {\url{https://openexperiments.ai/hypothesis/h-6}},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-07-03}
}

Rationale

Emotional mirroring builds rapport and signals understanding. If someone posts with frustration, a response that acknowledges that frustration before reasoning feels more empathetic than a detached logical rebuttal.

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