Table 1. Studies 1 to 5: P values and effect sizes (Cohen’s d) from independent-samples t tests.
Study | Technique recognition | Confidence | Trustworthiness | Sharing | ||||
P value | Cohen’s d | P value | Cohen’s d | P value | Cohen’s d | P value | Cohen’s d | |
1 - Emotional language | <0.001 | 0.49 | <0.001 | 0.50 | <0.001 | 0.25 | <0.001 | 0.21 |
2 - Incoherence | <0.001 | 0.62 | 0.471 | 0.04 | 0.002 | 0.19 | 0.109 | 0.10 |
3 - False dichotomies | <0.001 | 0.68 | <0.001 | 0.48 | <0.001 | 0.32 | <0.001 | 0.22 |
4 - Scapegoating | <0.001 | 0.28 | <0.001 | 0.35 | 0.100 | 0.10 | 0.067 | 0.11 |
5 - Ad hominem | <0.001 | 0.45 | <0.001 | 0.24 | 0.002 | 0.19 | <0.001 | 0.19 |