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Militarized language in scientific abstracts rises 48%, erodes credibility

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A study analyzing 21.4 million scientific papers from 2010-2025 reveals a significant increase in the use of militaristic language within abstracts. This trend, which accelerated after 2019 and is particularly pronounced in abstracts from the Global South, correlates with global conflict data. Researchers found that this "war framing" in scientific communication can paradoxically reduce credibility, willingness to fund, and policy support, despite a potential increase in perceived urgency. AI

IMPACT The study highlights how AI-driven language generation could inadvertently impact the perception and reception of scientific research.

RANK_REASON Academic paper detailing a quantitative analysis of language trends in scientific abstracts. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Dani S. Bassett ·

    War in the Abstract: The Rise and Consequences of Militarized Language in Scientific Communication

    Scientists do not, by profession, wage war. Yet warfare's vocabulary consistently appears in their abstracts. To quantify the extent to which warfare's vocabulary pervades scientific abstracts, we analyze 21.4 million papers (2010-2025; OpenAlex, PubMed). We additionally run a wi…

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