Actually I don't think basic questions about simple concepts would have worked. You can't use things like "what does 2+2 equal" or extremely simple concepts on economics because there are certain things that people just inherently know and operate from as a baseline (and if you answer these wrong, it was either a mistake or purposely obtuse). You have to use trigger words like "G7" and "Climate Change" to get people into their defensive holes and see if they can get out.
The challenge in this survey would be to see if people - regardless of political slant - can actually go about doing basic research and investigation to find the consensus answer, or if they default to a position that does nothing to prove scientific reasoning.
And people love being the smartie in the room that goes against consensus. That's what misinformation is borne from - feeling like you know something the mainstream consensus doesn't.
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