Inside the funhouse mirror factory: How social media distorts perceptions of norms
The current paper explains how modern technology interacts with human psychology to
create a funhouse mirror version of social norms. We argue that norms generated on social …
create a funhouse mirror version of social norms. We argue that norms generated on social …
Disentangling Perceptions of Offensiveness: Cultural and Moral Correlates
Recent years have seen substantial investments in AI-based tools designed to detect
offensive language at scale, aiming to moderate social media platforms, and ensure safety …
offensive language at scale, aiming to moderate social media platforms, and ensure safety …
Why we fight: investigating the moral appeals in terrorist propaganda, their predictors, and their association with attack severity
L Hahn, K Schibler, TA Lattimer, Z Toh… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
How do terrorists persuade otherwise decent citizens to join their violent causes? Guided by
early mass communication research investigating propaganda's efficacy and the model of …
early mass communication research investigating propaganda's efficacy and the model of …
Refining and expanding applications of Moral Foundations Theory in consumer psychology
We set forth an agenda for Moral Foundations Theory (MFT) research in consumer
psychology, focusing in particular on four pathways:(1) factoring in multiple identities …
psychology, focusing in particular on four pathways:(1) factoring in multiple identities …
Puritanism needs purity, and moral psychology needs pluralism.
This account of puritanical morality is useful and innovative, but makes two errors. First, it
mischaracterizes the purity foundation as being unrelated to cooperation. Second, it makes …
mischaracterizes the purity foundation as being unrelated to cooperation. Second, it makes …
Exploring Moral Principles Exhibited in OSS: A Case Study on GitHub Heated Issues
To foster collaboration and inclusivity in Open Source Software (OSS) projects, it is crucial to
understand and detect patterns of toxic language that may drive contributors away …
understand and detect patterns of toxic language that may drive contributors away …
Fear and Loathing on the Frontline: Decoding the Language of Othering by Russia-Ukraine War Bloggers
Othering, the act of portraying outgroups as fundamentally different from the ingroup, often
escalates into framing them as existential threats--fueling intergroup conflict and justifying …
escalates into framing them as existential threats--fueling intergroup conflict and justifying …
The Functional and Semantic Category of Appeal as a Linguistic Tool in Political Propaganda Texts (in the Example of the English Language)
G Ramberdiyeva, A Dildabekova, Z Abikenova… - International Journal for …, 2024 - Springer
The relevance of the research is defined by the need to create a set of linguistic means,
which would contribute to effective communication with the general public, and the need to …
which would contribute to effective communication with the general public, and the need to …
[PDF][PDF] Ideological Threat Influences Political Prejudice: Evidence from Tweets and Real World Events
How do ideological threats influence people from different political ideologies? Prior work
primarily focuses on the conservative-threat dynamic, but less is known about the …
primarily focuses on the conservative-threat dynamic, but less is known about the …
General Risk Index: A Measure for Predicting Violent Behavior Through Written Communication
One of the most challenging threats to the security of society is attacks from violent lone
offenders. Identifying potential offenders is difficult since they act alone and do not …
offenders. Identifying potential offenders is difficult since they act alone and do not …