Past research suggests that majority and minority subgroups influence group members in different ways. This exploratory study examined the communication behind such influence, specifically the argumentation messages majority and minority subgroup members use in decision-making. Using an argumentation coding scheme to analyze city commission meetings, communicative differences were found in relation to the two subgroups. Specifically, majority members focused on coalition formation messages while minority members focused on substantive argumentation. In general, the results provide an explanatory communicative foundation for the cognitive outcomes found in previous majority/minority influence literature.

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多数和少数派子组争论消息

过去的研究表明，多数和少数族群以不同的方式影响小组成员。这项探索性研究考察了这种影响背后的交流，特别是多数和少数亚组成员在决策中使用的论点信息。使用论证编码方案分析城市委员会会议，发现与这两个小组有关的交流差异。具体来说，多数成员关注联盟形成的信息，而少数成员关注实质性论证。通常，结果为先前的多数/少数族裔影响文献中的认知结果提供了解释性的交流基础。