The conversation between human and AI assistant.
[|Human|] Thinking about public opinion, what is the significance of âissue consistencyâ and âlevels of conceptualizationâ?
[|AI|] Issue consistency is how consistent an individual Americanâs opinion is about an issue and is measured in two ways. Measuring across time shows that individual Americans are not likely to have the same opinion at two different points in time.  For example, same-sex marriage opinions in Texas have changed from unfavorable (~30%) to favorable (over 50%) over a short amount of time from 2009 to 2017. Measuring across issue domain tells us that knowing what an individual thinks about one issue doesnât really tell you much about what they think of another issue.
Levels of conceptualization are used to categorize people by use of ideological language in explaining their opinions.  There are five levels, the first is âideologuesâ, when people rely on abstract concepts to make judgements about political objects.  Second, are ânear-ideologuesâ who use ideological terminology, but donât always use it correctly.  Third, are âgroup interestâ, where people evaluate political objects with respect to their treatment of particular groups.  Fourth are ânature of the timesâ, when evaluations of candidates and parties are tied to general perceptions about how things are going.  Lastly, âno issue contentâ, where focus is on personalities or family traditions without any evidence of political thinking.
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Thinking about public opinion, what is the significance of âissue consistencyâ and âlevels of conceptualizationâ?