Conspiracy theorists on Twitter express more anger and swearing than science communicators

Evidence

By analysing the language used in hundreds of thousands of tweets from the most popular conspiracy theorists on Twitter, we found that they express much more negative emotions – particularly anger – compared to their popular-science counterparts. They also swear and talk much more about other groups and power structures. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof, 206

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Conspiracists falsely portray themselves as skeptical critical thinkers — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 265; Anger at obstructed reality deflects onto those who merely voice it — Theodor W. Adorno, The Culture Industry: Selected Essays…, 285; Conspiracy theorists online express more anger and out-group talk than science popularizers. — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 206

Broader Connections

• Anger at obstructed reality deflects onto those who merely voice it #expands (0.75) — Theodor W. Adorno, The Culture Industry, 285
• Conspiracists falsely portray themselves as skeptical critical thinkers #complicates (0.72) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 265