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comments that endorse or reject the content of trust is based. In some issues, people’s trust is
a post. When the comments reject the content, linked to personal relationships (in some way,
the reader’s consensus is lower than when the the experience of someone close or relative).
comments endorse the content. Therefore, On other issues, professionals prefer to be
the results underscored the importance of advised by professionals in a certain field, as in
perceived social consensus in the formation of medical-patient relationships. Some also have
opinions. a fundamentalist position, either for ideological
or religious reasons and therefore, the training
Finally, one of the topics that are in vogue or expert opinions do not cause any change in
in science communication research today, their perspective on a topic. With the proposal
especially since the beginning of the COVID-19 of this project, we hope that some inquiries can
pandemic, is the trust of citizens in the sources of be made in this regard.
information and whether their decision-making
on topics related with science and technology
are influenced by the information they receive
from the media, by their relationship or by
their professional experience. In some way,
6d
social scientists’ interest has grown to know
our degree of confidence in the face of the
excessive volume of information we receive.
It is not easy to assess on which pillars the

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