Table 1.

Expert persuasion expectancy (ExPEx) quality items.

ExPEx Attribute	Question
Foundation	Does training, study, and experience in clinical psychology support assertions that a defendant will commit a violent offence and pose a danger to society?
Field	Does Dr. Morgan Hoffman have training, study, and/or experience in clinical psychology?
Specialty	Does Dr. Morgan Hoffman have training, study and/or experience specific to making assertions that defendant will commit a violent offence and pose a danger to society?
Ability	Does Dr. Morgan Hoffman make assertions that the defendant will commit a violent offence and pose a danger to society accurately and reliably?
Opinion	Did Dr. Morgan Hoffman convey their assertion that the defendant will commit a violent offence and pose a danger to society clearly, and with necessary qualifications/limitations?
Support	Did Dr. Morgan Hoffman rely on evidence when forming their assertion that the defendant will commit a violent offence and pose a danger to society?
Consistency	Is Dr. Morgan Hoffman's assertion that defendant will commit a violent offence and pose a danger to society? consistent with what other experts in clinical psychology would assert?
Trustworthiness	Do you believe that Dr. Morgan Hoffman is fair, impartial, and objective?

The bolded writing reflects the definitional component of the ExPEx attributes and the italicised writing reflects the key statement (i.e., the expert's conclusion) from which the ExPEx attribute is being rated in accordance with.