https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220401122233.htm

"Politicians are in the business of persuasion," said Peter Schwardmann, assistant professor in social and decision sciences at Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and contributing author on the study. "This work gives us a window into politics and how a politician's beliefs may evolve."

Polarization in society is on stark display in the U.S. Congress. No matter how much people communicate, we seem to be growing further and further apart.