Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Authors | 1 |
| Communication Strategies | 1 |
| Creativity | 1 |
| Discourse Analysis | 1 |
| Language Usage | 1 |
| Misinformation | 1 |
| Phrase Structure | 1 |
| Word Frequency | 1 |
Source
| Journal of Creative Behavior | 1 |
Author
| Adrian Bangerter | 1 |
| Alessandro Miani | 1 |
| Lonneke van der Plas | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkAlessandro Miani; Lonneke van der Plas; Adrian Bangerter – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2024
Conspiracy theories (CTs) are spectacular narratives, widely spread, that pose societal threats. We test whether CTs might be linguistically creative products, which would facilitate their transmission and thereby account for their widespread popularity. We analyzed nominal compounds (e.g., "mind control," "carbon dioxide"; N =…
Descriptors: Misinformation, Creativity, Language Usage, Discourse Analysis
