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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 to 2025 found a significant increase in the use of militaristic language in abstracts. This trend, which accelerated after 2019 and is particularly pronounced in abstracts from the Global South, correlates with global conflict data. The research also included an experiment where war framing in scientific abstracts was found to reduce credibility, willingness to fund, and policy support, despite a slight increase in perceived urgency. AI

IMPACT The rise of militarized language in scientific abstracts, potentially accelerated by LLMs, may negatively impact research credibility and funding.

RANK_REASON Academic paper detailing a quantitative analysis of language trends in scientific abstracts and an experimental study on the effects of militaristic framing. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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Militarized language in scientific abstracts rises 48%, erodes credibility

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Sovesh Mohapatra, David Lydon-Staley, Dani S. Bassett ·

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

    arXiv:2606.23462v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: 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 pape…

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