Stories or Science? Facts, Frames, and Policy Attitudes

American Politics Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 387-414

  Sides, John ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

estate tax; framing; political information; public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84962176202     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X15610190     Document Type: Article

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