Thank you for this concise report ! I have two comments, that I think could spurr into one’s mind :
1-This is probably outside of your scope, but I think that Deep Canvassing somehow relies on a similar effect, notably, sharing a personal (hence, identifiable) experience and building rapport. Given the attention it received and its strong supportive evidence, I would be curious to know whether you have any idea related to using Deep Canvassing for non-humans.
2-I think there is a broader question in terms of espitemic virtue -is it really ethical to rely on an “old trick” to convince people? It could also be that correcting for the epistemic vice of the identifiable victim effect actually yields an even better result (see this post)
Thank you for this concise report !
I have two comments, that I think could spurr into one’s mind :
1-This is probably outside of your scope, but I think that Deep Canvassing somehow relies on a similar effect, notably, sharing a personal (hence, identifiable) experience and building rapport. Given the attention it received and its strong supportive evidence, I would be curious to know whether you have any idea related to using Deep Canvassing for non-humans.
2-I think there is a broader question in terms of espitemic virtue -is it really ethical to rely on an “old trick” to convince people? It could also be that correcting for the epistemic vice of the identifiable victim effect actually yields an even better result (see this post)