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German politics sees rise in intuition-based rhetoric post-AfD entry

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A new study analyzing millions of tweets and parliamentary speeches from German political elites between 2015 and 2025 reveals a shift towards intuition-based rhetoric. Researchers found that right-leaning political actors consistently used less evidence-based language. The entry of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) into parliament in 2017 correlated with a significant decrease in evidence-based communication across the broader political chamber, with a similar but more gradual decline observed on Twitter. AI

IMPACT This research highlights how AI tools can be used to analyze political discourse and track shifts in rhetoric, potentially informing strategies to combat misinformation.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an academic paper published on arXiv detailing a research study. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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German politics sees rise in intuition-based rhetoric post-AfD entry

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Peer Saleth, Segun T. Aroyehun, Fabio Carrella, Christoph M. Abels, Stephan Lewandowsky, David Garcia ·

    German parties shifted towards intuition-based rhetoric after the far right's parliamentary breakthrough

    arXiv:2608.05075v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The spread of misinformation is widely perceived as a threat to democratic deliberation, yet how political elites' rhetorical commitments to truth shift alongside the rise of populist actors remains poorly understood. Analysing 4.5 …

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