2 papers
cs.SI2025
LLM-Supported Content Analysis of Motivated Reasoning on Climate Change
Yuheun Kim, Qiaoyi Liu, Jeff Hemsley
Public discourse around climate change remains polarized despite scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change (ACC). This study examines how "believers" and "skeptics" of A…
cs.SI2025
How Growing Toxicity Manifests: A Topic Trajectory Analysis of U.S. Immigration Discourse on Social Media
Una Joh, Yiqi Li, Jeff Hemsley
In the online public sphere, discussions about immigration often become increasingly fractious, marked by toxic language and polarization. Drawing on 4 million X posts over six mon…