In social psychology, pluralistic ignorance refers to a situation in which the minority position on a given topic is wrongly perceived to be the majority position or where the majority position is wrongly perceived to be the minority position. (Pluralistic ignorance, From Wikipedia)
Posted by Matthew Cortland on twitter. Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: Voters Support Masks in Indoor Public Spaces. Description: Do you support or oppose requiring that all individuals wear masks in public indoor spaces, like in grocery stores, restaurants, and retail shops, in order to combat another surge of coronavirus infections? All likely voters — Support: 55%, Oppose: 43% Democrat — Support: 83%, Oppose: 16% Independent / Third party — Support: 54%, Oppose: 44% Republican — Support: 29%, Oppose: 69% Black or African American — Support: 71%, Oppose: 28% Hispanic or Latino/a — Support: 80%, Oppose: 18% White — Support: 52%, Oppose: 47% Disabled — Support: 61%, Oppose: 38% Not disabled — Support: 52%, Oppose: 47% Disabled household member — Support: 62%, Oppose: 37%
