Informed vs Misinformed vs uninformed article from 538.
In short, Trump supporters in general have lower education levels and are misinformed.
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Furthermore, in 2010, political scientists Brendan Nyhan1 and Jason Reifler2 found that when misinformed citizens are told that their facts are wrong, they often cling to their opinions even more strongly with what is known as defensive processing, or the “backfire effect.”
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Telltale signs of misinformation, for example, were on display in a focus group of Trump supporters run by Republican media consultant Frank Luntz. Not only did negative information about Trump that was presented by Luntz to the group strengthen support for the candidate, participants held on more confidently to their misinformation as the session progressed.
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http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/...ot-uninformed/
author info: Dr. Anne Pluta is an assistant professor of political science at Rowan University. Her research interests include the American presidency, political communication and media politics.