Controversy matters: Impacts of topic and solution controversy on the perceived credibility of a scientist who advocates

• Lindsey Beall ,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: LBeall3@gmu.edu

  Affiliation Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7160-7975

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• Teresa A. Myers,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

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• John E. Kotcher,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

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• Emily K. Vraga,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

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• Edward W. Maibach

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

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