Complex sentence: Still, the positive affect groups rated debaters arguing unpopular views as holding the same attitude expressed in the essay and as being unlikeable compared to debaters with popular stances, thus, demonstrating FAE.
Split into simpler sentences: Still, the positive affect groups rated debaters arguing unpopular views as holding the same attitude expressed in the essay. They were also rated as unlikeable compared to debaters with popular stances, thus, demonstrating FAE.