TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Persuasion in 140 characters: testing issue framing, persuasion and credibility via Twitter and online news articles in the gun control debate
JO  - Computers in human behavior
A1  - Wasike, Ben
SP  - 179
EP  - 190
VL  - 66
IS  - 
N2  - Using a 2 x 2 x 4 experimental design, this study examined the framing of the pro and anti-gun control arguments posited after the Sandy Hook shooting and the resultant effect on persuasion and credibility. Overall, pro-gun control frames were more persuasive and more credible than anti-gun control frames. Arguments transmitted via online news articles elicited more persuasion than those transmitted via Twitter. News article sources were deemed more credible too. I discuss the ramifications within. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0747-5632
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.09.037
ID  - ref1
ER  -