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“however, liberals and females were more likely to say that he should have faced negative consequences for his statement when presented with his apology. The effects on other groups were smaller or neutral. The evidence suggests that when a prominent figure apologizes for a controversial statement, individuals are either unaffected or become more likely to desire that the individual be punished.”
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioural-public-policy/article/does-apologizing-work-an-empirical-test-of-the-conventional-wisdom/D34F1D89E6FF6A6E32C22C75F0C5FE2
Avoid apologizing as much as possible especially for things that are not intentionally hostile or criminal in nature. Describe things as a misunderstanding, that you have good intentions, etc. if you must. Be very careful of when and who you apologize to if you choose to do so. Double so for liberals and females according to this study. But you didn’t need a study to tell you that did you?
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioural-public-policy/article/does-apologizing-work-an-empirical-test-of-the-conventional-wisdom/D34F1D89E6FF6A6E32C22C75F0C5FE2
Avoid apologizing as much as possible especially for things that are not intentionally hostile or criminal in nature. Describe things as a misunderstanding, that you have good intentions, etc. if you must. Be very careful of when and who you apologize to if you choose to do so. Double so for liberals and females according to this study. But you didn’t need a study to tell you that did you?