Emotions, Oral Arguments, and Supreme Court Decision Making
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6392247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan C Black (0000-0002-3875-5519, Michigan State University), Sarah A Treul (0000-0001-8528-1988, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Timothy R Johnson (0000-0001-8700-7296, University of Minnesota), Jerry Goldman (Illinois Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 572-581 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3816 • E-ISSN: 1468-2508 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s002238161100003x |
| OpenAlex | W2096082812 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 39 |
Students of linguistics and psychology demonstrate that word choices people make convey information about their emotions and thereby their intentions. Focusing on theory from these related fields we test whether the emotional content of Supreme Court justices' questions and comments made during oral arguments allow us to predict the decisions they make. Using aggregate data from all arguments between 1979 and 2008 and individual-level data from 2004 through 2008 we find justices' use of more unpleasant language towards the attorney representing one side of a case reduces the probability that side will prevail on the merits, both in terms of individual justices' votes and the overall case outcome
Economics · Outcome (game theory · Political science · Supreme court · Supreme Court Decisions · Test (biology · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Jury Decision Making Processes · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Voting Fluidity and Oral Argument on the U.S. Supreme Court
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Interest Group Success in the Courts
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Competing Approaches to Predicting Supreme Court Decision Making
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Information Transmission in Debate
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Evidence of convergent validity on the dimensions of affect
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| Unique citing works | 32 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |