Whom to Trust

<h2>“The New York Times” or “Shanghai Daily”?</h2> <p>The well-known “Trolley-Problem”, is used by Albert Costa as an experimental basis in his paper “Your Morals Depend on Language” (cited down below). The dilemma was presented in a foreign language. Costa examined people’s decision-making using that language. He concludes, that they tend to make logic-based utilitarian decisions when using a foreign language because fewer emotions are bound to the words uttered. The results of his experiments trump the assumption that due to increased cognitive load, one is more likely to act in an emotional or impulsive manner.</p> <p><a href="https://beyondthepage.medium.com/whom-to-trust-99bdffd69ae3"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>