confidence | nccr – on the move https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:11:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 False Beliefs or Just Bad Guesses? Understanding Public Views on Immigration https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/false-beliefs-or-just-bad-guesses-understanding-public-views-on-immigration/ https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/false-beliefs-or-just-bad-guesses-understanding-public-views-on-immigration/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:48:28 +0000 https://nccr-onthemove.ch/blog/?p=10612 You might think that most people have misperceptions about immigration. Yet many false beliefs are merely low-confidence guesses, rather than firmly held views. New Swiss survey evidence shows that this distinction has important implications for understanding public opinion and for the quality of democratic debate.  Public debate is quick to

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