People who are paid a small amount of money for defending a point of view different from their own generally change their opinion more than those who are paid a large amount. One likely explanation is

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This phenomenon is called cognitive dissonance, where individuals experience discomfort when their attitudes and behaviors are inconsistent. By paying them a small amount of money to advocate for a different viewpoint, they experience dissonance between their true beliefs and their expressed opinions, causing them to change their attitudes to match their behavior. Those paid a large amount may not experience as much dissonance and therefore, do not change their attitudes as easily.

People Who Are Paid a Small Amount of Money for Defending