Meta-analysis finds greater persuasiveness for statistical evidence compared to narrative evidence across message studies, suggesting data-driven appeals outperform storytelling.
This meta‐analysis compares the persuasiveness of using statistical versus narrative (example) evidence across 15 investigations. The results indicate that when comparing messages, statistical evidence is more persuasive than narrative evidence (r = .101).
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