The F scale failed to detect left-wing authoritarianism like communism

Evidence

Soon after its publication, Shills (1954) and others pointed out that Adorno et al.’s theory accounted only for authoritarianism of the right. This criticism had particular cogency at the time, because with fascism defeated, authoritarianism of the left (e.g., communism) seemed to pose the greater threat to democracy. Yet communists scored low on the F scale, indicating that it failed to capture authoritarianism of the left. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2443

Soon after its publication, Shills (1954) and others pointed out that Adorno et al.’s theory accounted only for authoritarianism of the right. This criticism had particular cogency at the time, because with fascism defeated, authoritarianism of the left (e.g., communism) seemed to pose the greater threat to democracy. Yet communists scored low on the F scale, indicating that it failed to capture authoritarianism of the left. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2443

Soon after its publication, Shills (1954) and others pointed out that Adorno et al.’s theory accounted only for authoritarianism of the right. This criticism had particular cogency at the time, because with fascism defeated, authoritarianism of the left (e.g., communism) seemed to pose the greater threat to democracy. Yet communists scored low on the F scale, indicating that it failed to capture authoritarianism of the left. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2443

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the earlier insight about institutions and information being ‘activity-specific’ — measurement tools too are blind to specific contexts. — connects to: The study’s classification scheme ruled out loyal-but-authoritarian Communists by design — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 713
• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2443; John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2443