Empirical

based on or concerned with observation and experience (rather than just a theory); experiential; hands-on

Sociology papers (journals + SocArXiv)

Sociology papers (journals + SocArXiv)

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Rights of Nature in the United States: An Empirical Analysis of Local Legal Adoption Socius, Volume 12, January-December 2026. The authors present the first comprehensive empirical analysis of rights of nature (RoN) adoption in the United States, a globally growing legal movement
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Dissonance

1. a state of disagreement or conflict 2. a harsh, discordant combination of sounds; a lack of harmony among musical notes Note: Cognitive dissonance is defined as "the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change."

Timothy™️ (Not Tim)

Timothy™️ (Not Tim)

@posttim.bsky.social

Have y’all given this Icelandic black metal a spin?!?! Melodic, dissonant, intense: delicious stuff. Debut full length (!), from end of June: Forsmán.

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Innate

inborn; natural

Talk With Saul

Talk With Saul

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I find it genuinely insane to see how so many Americans seem conditioned into having to constantly declare this allegiance to country, no matter how dysfunctional the country becomes.As if big brother is watching.. this innate fear that you might be branded as unpatriotic or even worse.. a communist

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Fallacious

based on a mistaken belief

Dan2Dogs

Dan2Dogs

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If you're on a Meta platform and are being bombarded with ad hominem arguments from supposed MAGA supporters, I want to remind you if two things:

1. You're on a Meta platform. That's normal there.

2. Those making fallacious arguments are often bots or paid to create rage bait. Ignore at will.

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