How to communicate the scientific consensus on climate change: plain facts, pie charts or metaphors?

Comparing the atmosphere to a bathtub: effectiveness of analogy for reasoning about accumulation

(2013) Sophie Guy et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

Perceived scientific agreement and support for government action on climate change in the USA

(2013) Aaron M. McCright et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature

(2013) John Cook et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Perceptions of scientific dissent undermine public support for environmental policy

(2013) Michaël Aklin et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY

The polarizing impact of science literacy and numeracy on perceived climate change risks

(2012) Dan M. Kahan et al.   Nature Climate Change

The pivotal role of perceived scientific consensus in acceptance of science

(2012) Stephan Lewandowsky et al.   Nature Climate Change

Support for climate policy and societal action are linked to perceptions about scientific agreement

(2011) Ding Ding et al.   Nature Climate Change

Expert credibility in climate change

(2010) W. R. L. Anderegg et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA