Ronai & Xiang 2021: Experiment 2

• 43 scales from Van Tiel et al.'s 2016 Experiment 2
• QuD modulation
  • Strong: Is the student brilliant?
  • Weak: Is the student intelligent?

Asymmetry between Strong and Weak

• Strong:

  • Sue: Is the student brilliant?
  • Mary: She is INTELLIGENT_F.

• Weak:

  • Sue: Is the student intelligent?
  • Mary: She is intelligent. or She IS_F intelligent.

Two experiments

Other ways of asking Weak questions:

• Experiment A: Antonym

  • Sue: Is the student unintelligent?
  • Mary: She is INTELLIGENT_F.

• Experiment B: Or-not

  • Sue: Is the student intelligent or not?
  • Mary: She is INTELLIGENT_F. or She IS_F intelligent