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Thank you for considering participating in this research study.

Purpose: This study aims to gather information on reasoning and decision-making when an individual is placed into contact with differing arguments in a debate-like situation. The survey will ask you to evaluate 12 sets of arguments and decide whether to accept or reject the topic argument, or whether to mark it as undecided, based on the arguments and their relations to each other. There are no incorrect answers!
Further instructions for the survey will be provided once you have given your consent to participate in the study.

Your Participation: To participate in the study, you need to be over 18 years old and to have a proficient level of English. This study involves completing a survey that will take approximately 10 minutes. Your participation is voluntary, and you may choose not to participate or withdraw at any time by closing the survey window.

Confidentiality: Your responses are completely anonymous. No personal identifying information or IP addresses will be collected.

Before we proceed, we would like to obtain your informed consent. Please read the statements below and tick the box that you have read and understood the statements.
  • I confirm that I am 18 years of age or older and have a proficient level of English.
  • I understand that my participation in this study is voluntary and that I may withdraw from the study at any time without providing a reason, and that if I withdraw, any data already collected from me will be erased.
  • I consent to allow the fully anonymized data to be used in future publications and other scholarly means of disseminating the findings from the research project.
  • I understand that the data acquired will be securely stored by researchers, but that appropriately anonymized data may in the future be made available to others for research purposes.
In any case, if you have questions regarding this study, you may contact us via leo.evijarvi@gmail.com