1) The document discusses how extended metaphors can bolster the persuasive influence of metaphoric frames used to describe important issues.
2) A study was conducted where participants matched metaphoric frames ("crime as a virus" or "crime as a beast") to policy responses. The results showed clear conceptual mappings between the frames and responses, indicating extended metaphors could reinforce these relationships.
3) A follow up experiment will manipulate whether an extended metaphor used to describe a response is conceptually consistent or inconsistent with the initial metaphor frame, to test if extended metaphors can influence response endorsement even when inconsistent.