The grammar of political hate? How a single word choice predicts nastier Facebook comment sections
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Political comment sections can get ugly fast. New research suggests that subtle wording in the original post, such as broad claims about what “Democrats want,” is linked to how much partisan prejudice shows up in the replies.
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