Why does a politician's effective deployment of an appeal to shared values during a debate overcome logical inconsistencies in their arguments?

💡 Explanation

Peripheral route processing relies on heuristics and emotional cues, therefore, when shared values are invoked, inconsistencies are overlooked because this processing mode reduces scrutiny. The appeal to shared values overshadows logical flaws rather than engaging systematic evaluation.

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