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Persuasion and the prestige paradox- are high status people more likely to lie?

submitted by v0atmage to Mildlyinteresting 3 yearsApr 19, 2022 12:16:45 ago (+4/-0)     (quillette.com)

https://quillette.com/2021/04/03/persuasion-and-the-prestige-paradox-are-high-status-people-more-likely-to-lie/

Likewise, in a fascinating study on the collapse of the Soviet Union, researchers have found that university-educated people were two to three times more likely than high school graduates to say they supported the Communist Party. White-collar professional workers were likewise two to three times more supportive of communist ideology, relative to farm laborers and semi-skilled workers.


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