Group Opinion Consensus Under Moderate Guidance

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ID22107758
AuthorsChenxi Ge (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Yutong Liu (0000-0001-5912-484X, Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Xi Chen (0000-0002-2058-0351, Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
Year2024
Volume11
Issue2
Pages2410-2417
Publication date2024-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2329-924X • E-ISSN: 2373-7476
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1109/tcss.2023.3289399
OpenAlexW4384284097
LanguageEN
References cited35

Opinions evolve rapidly on the Internet, where adverse opinion evolution such as echo chamber could occur. To facilitate group consensus formation, many studies on opinion guidance strategy have been conducted. However, previous guidance strategies are to impose target opinions on the public, without considering the individuals’ acceptance of the target opinions. To overcome this shortcoming, we propose an opinion dynamics model based on a moderate opinion guidance strategy. Through the simulation result, we illustrate the effect of guidance ratio and guidance strength on group consensus level. Moreover, we explain the counterintuitive result of increasing guidance strength by analyzing the opinion formation process. Then, we verify the stability of the moderate guidance in multiple networks and compare it with the traditional degree guidance in various network environments. The results show that the moderate guidance can not only effectively guide most individuals’ opinion to reach a consensus in the short term, but also guide an individual who has a large deviation to target opinion through long-term guidance

Consensus conference · Library science · Chemistry · Complex Network Analysis Techniques · Computer Science · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence

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