Initial Affect
Pre-deliberative emotional orientation toward a decision, event, or authority.
Indicators may include explicit expressions of anger, anxiety, relief, or pride.Primitive Ontology
The ten standardized behavioral primitives.
Each primitive is operationally defined as an observable unit of behavioral expression. Extraction remains conservative and defaults to not observable when the source text does not provide enough evidence.
Risk Perception
Expressed concern about threat, harm, penalty, or adverse consequence.
Used only when textual evidence identifies a concrete perceived risk.In-Group Authority Trust
Trust in proximate authority associated with the speaker's identity-defined in-group.
Extraction requires explicit or strongly implied orientation toward a specific authority.Out-Group Authority Trust
Trust in an authority outside the speaker's in-group alignment.
Not inferred from sentiment alone; authority reference must be identifiable.Behavioral Orientation
Expressed orientation toward action, including compliance, mobilization, avoidance, or inaction.
No action category is assigned without textual support.Belief Revision
Expressed change in prior belief or expectation caused by the current situation.
Requires evidence of contrast between a prior and current position.Legitimacy Judgment
Normative evaluation of whether a decision, rule, or authority is legitimate.
Distinguished from pure emotional disapproval when possible.Identity Salience
Intensity of group identification or in-group versus out-group framing.
Requires explicit identity positioning or alignment language.Institutional Trust
Generalized trust in institutions as systems rather than in one specific actor.
Useful for distinguishing institutional confidence from actor-specific trust.Procedural Fairness
Assessment of whether a process is neutral, respectful, fair, and consistently applied.
Particularly important for the cross-domain comparison agenda.