All 20 Indicators

Perspective-Taking

Does the post try to see things from others' perspective?

Emotional Recognition

Does it acknowledge and validate the feelings of those affected?

Humanisation

Does it refer to people as full human beings, or as categories?

Solidarity

Does it express active commitment to those most affected?

Anti-Hostility

Is it free of hostility, cruelty, or pleasure at others' suffering?

Respectful Tone

Does it attack the person or the argument?

Non-Dehumanisation

Does it treat all speakers as having equal standing?

Constructive Disagreement

Does it engage with the strongest version of the opposing view?

De-escalation

Does it reduce or increase the temperature of the debate?

Generous Interpretation

Does it attribute good or bad faith to opponents?

Institutional Trust

Does it accept that democratic institutions have legitimate authority?

Good Faith Attribution

Does it allow that political actors can act in good faith?

Interpersonal Trust

Does it treat fellow citizens as sincere civic participants?

Epistemic Trust

Does it engage genuinely with evidence and expertise?

Anti-Conspiracy

Does it explain events without invoking hidden coordinated malice?

Political Efficacy

Does it express belief that citizens can influence political outcomes?

Mobilisation Framing

Does it call citizens to take specific, concrete civic action?

Collective Action

Does it frame change as a collective 'we' project rather than individual?

Rights Consciousness

Does it assert citizens' rights and entitlement to civic influence?

Democratic Optimism

Does it maintain faith in democratic processes over authoritarian shortcuts?