Low integrative-complexity speakers present single-category judgments as self-evident truth

Evidence

Scores of 1 reflect low differentiation and low integration. For instance: … The key problem is that we [the British] have been living way beyond our means for far too long. We have to tighten our belts. Nobody likes to face this unpleasant truth, but that’s the way it is. Our standard of living will inevitably fall. It is as straightforward as that. I don’t think anyone in touch with current economic reality can deny that. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2302

Categorization

• DEFINE: Concretely instantiates the anchor score of 1 with a verbatim example; makes the abstract scale tangible.
• XREF: connects to: Unaffirmed assertions can express truths incommensurable with dominant discourse — Ernesto Laclau, On Populist Reason, 82