{
  "id": 11527162,
  "title": "On complex political issues, most Americans take shortcuts to simplicity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/on-complex-political-issues-most-americans-take-shortcuts-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-02T20:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-complex-political-issues-americans-shortcuts.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A core assumption in any democracy is that citizens with access to information will make reasoned decisions on political candidates and policy issues. But a new study by UC Berkeley social scientists finds that Americans usually don't consider the full scope of difficult issues, instead basing their opinions on mental shortcuts that sidestep complexity.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}