Cognitive biases, such as 'myside bias,' often distort political perceptions, but humans tend to see the world accurately despite these biases, revealing complex minds.
Politicians are retreating from net zero because they think the public doesn't care. But they're wrong | Rebecca Willis
Despite politicians' beliefs that the public opposes ambitious climate action, research shows high levels of concern about the climate crisis and support for measures to tackle it.
Saying "the president admits" would tend to lead people to think the president is involved in the activity; either that he committed the act, or someone connected to him did.