Assessing rigid modes of thinking in self-declared abortion ideology: natural language processing insights from an online pilot qualitative study on abortion attitudes

Table 3 Breakdown of included LIWC^a variables (2015 Dictionary)

Indicator	Definition	Select terms	Example sentence
Authenticity	The degree to which someone speaks or writes in language that is open, honest, and truthful	*Proprietary*	‘Please be aware that the views about abortion I am expressing are entirely my own”
Clout	The degree to which someone speaks or writes in language that is indicative of authority	*Proprietary*	“I am a nurse so I know quite a bit about abortion”
Analytic thinking	The degree to which someone speaks or writes in language that is indicative of higher-order thinking	*Proprietary*	“There are many reasons why someone may choose to have an abortion and they are complex”
Perceptiveness	The degree to which someone speaks or writes in language that is indicative of feelings or emotions	I see…	“I feel as though abortion is an incredibly traumatic experience even though I've never experienced one”
		I hear…
		I feel…

^aThe Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC) is a proprietary algorithm and does not disclose the precise words used to calculate authenticity, clout, and analytic thinking scores. However, a detailed description of each variable and how the variable was calibrated can be found at https://liwc.wpengine.com/interpreting-liwc-output/

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