Does Apologizing Work? An Empirical Test of the Conventional Wisdom

[BassWrangler]

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2654465

"Overall, the evidence suggests that when a prominent figure apologizes for a controversial statement, the public is either unaffected or becomes more likely to desire that the individual be punished."

https://twitter.com/robkhenderson/status/1358868679283376132?s=20

[Wingnut]

My motto is....Never apologize. 

^{Unless it is to your wife.  No one but a woman can go to pissed off in less than 2 seconds.}

[roamer_1]

Just speaking for me, but I am more likely to grant grace after an heartfelt apology is heard.

It takes balls to admit error.
It shows an humility, and a willingness to be humbled.
And it shows a head that is either on square, or heading that way.

Signs of that narrow path always meet with my approval.

[BassWrangler]

Just speaking for me, but I am more likely to grant grace after an heartfelt apology is heard.

It takes balls to admit error.
It shows an humility, and a willingness to be humbled.
And it shows a head that is either on square, or heading that way.

Signs of that narrow path always meet with my approval.

@roamer_1
True if you've actually done something worthy of an apology. But I am interpreting this paper in the context of those that cave to the Woke mob and issue a faux apology in an attempt to appease them.