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3. Kluger et al., “A Meta-Analytic Systematic Review,” 295-344.

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6. Hornsey and Fielding, “Attitude Roots and Jiu Jitsu Persuasion,” 459-473.

7. Feinberg and Willer, “From Gulf to Bridge,” 1665-1681.

8. J. Graham, J. Haidt, and B.A. Nosek, “Liberals and Conservatives Rely on Different Sets of Moral Foundations,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 96, no. 5 (May 2009): 1029-1046.

9. Ibid.

10. Costigan and Brink, “Persuading With a Collocutor’s Values,” 86-94.

11. Costigan and Brink, “Jujutsu Persuasion,” 82-92; Costigan and Brink, “Persuading With a Collocutor’s Values,” 86-94; and Feinberg and Willer, “From Gulf to Bridge,” 1665-1681.

12. Costigan and Brink, “Jujutsu Persuasion,” 82-92; and Costigan and Brink, “Persuading With a Collocutor’s Values,” 86-94.

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