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The Solution to the Problem of Political Polarization
People are more inclined to think again if we present hot button issues through the many lenses of a prism. A dose of complexity can disrupt over confident cycles and spur rethinking cycles. The article didn't just leave people open to rethinking their views on abortion, they also reconsider their positions on other divisive issues like affirmative action and the death penalty. If people read the binary version of the article, they defended their own perspective more often than they showed an interest in their opponents.