Proposition 016 – Trust and source acceptance

Civilisation elements are more likely to be adopted from sources re­garded as reliable, expert or worthy of emulation.

• Explanation. Sources do not carry equal weight in civilising. The extent to which a source is re­garded as reli­able, expert or worthy of emulation affects the likelihood that the civilisation ele­ments it presents will be adopted. Civilisation elements from distrusted sources are more likely to be rejected.