Tv-4 Sociological Dictionary

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The Harvard IV-4 Psychosociological Dictionary was obtained through the General Inquirer we website (see http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/∼inquirer/). The file called TAG was used. This is because it was a common files used in other comparable research, notably, Tetlock, Saar-Tsechansky, and Macskassy (2008). An additional reason for its use is the nonproprietary nature of the list that is cost effective since it is free. The classification of words in a document should account for word strength and readability. Additionally, the word list look for different forms of the same word. For example: liable, liability, and liabilities would all be ranked at the same word strength. The Loughran and McDonald Word List was established on a large