University of Birmingham: Being Motivated by Emotion is Not Helping Us Make Good Political Decisions
May 01, 2026
May 01, 2026
BIRMINGHAM, England, May 1 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news:
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Being motivated by emotion is not helping us make good political decisions
The politics of anger continues to dominate public discourse, but being swayed by appeals to emotion in politics may further our slide into authoritarianism.
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The UK local elections are taking place on Thursday 7 May, and as has been the case in most elections in rec . . .
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Being motivated by emotion is not helping us make good political decisions
The politics of anger continues to dominate public discourse, but being swayed by appeals to emotion in politics may further our slide into authoritarianism.
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The UK local elections are taking place on Thursday 7 May, and as has been the case in most elections in rec . . .