Authors: S Sabouri, JB Graber, J May, JK Kummerfeld, S Chattopadhyay Venue: VL/HCC 2026 (accepted July 2026)
Summary
A survey of 98 participants verifying factual claims with LLM advice presented in different rhetorical styles. Shows how the styling of advice — independent of its content — shifts user performance, confidence, and engagement. The study is about the effect of rhetorical patterns for AI advisors, and was accepted to VL/HCC 2026 in July 2026.
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Thread: AI Aid for Decision Making — the research thread. Prompting Reflection: Encouraging Users to Critically Evaluate AI Suggestions — companion study on interrupting rather than styling.