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Additionally, the <math>C_i</math> are constants which must be determined through careful testing.  For now, we assume that C0 = 35, C1 = 1, C2 = 150, C3 = 300, C4 = 500.  The final score as well as all of the constants are unitless, and the values simply reflect a scale of liberalism rather than an estimate of thoughts/word.

Additionally, the <math>C_i</math> are constants which must be determined through careful testing.  For now, we assume that C0 = 35, C1 = 1, C2 = 150, C3 = 300, C4 = 500.  The final score as well as all of the constants are unitless, and the values simply reflect a scale of liberalism rather than an estimate of thoughts/word.

The quantification of liberal style has an astonishing array of possible applications.  Most directly, it may be applied to the automatic detection of vandals on Conservapedia who attempt to insert liberal bias undetected.  Related indices of liberal bias (not based on a Wiki-style count) could also be used to measure the degree to which various Bible translations have been compromised by liberal bias, and for quality control on books in the [[Conservative Bible Project]].  Indeed, linguistic indicators such as vocabulary use have long been used by scholars to gauge he authenticity of various ancient texts (including the Bible), and applying a similar metric (adapted to other languages) to the original text of the Bible may help discover additional passages which are late additions.  At last, measures of liberal style may be applied to measure the political bias of various news outlets, and of specific anchors at those outlets.

The quantification of liberal style has an astonishing array of possible applications.  Most directly, it may be applied to the automatic detection of vandals on Conservapedia who attempt to insert liberal bias undetected.  Related indices of liberal bias (not based on a Wiki-style count) could also be used to measure the degree to which various Bible translations have been compromised by liberal bias, and for quality control on books in the [[Conservative Bible Project]].  Indeed, linguistic indicators such as vocabulary use have long been used by scholars to gauge he authenticity of various ancient texts (including the Bible), and applying a similar metric (adapted to other languages) to the original text of the Bible may help discover additional passages which are late additions.  Measures of liberal style may also be applied to measure the political bias of various news outlets, and of specific anchors at those outlets.  Additionally, they may be used to gauge the true beliefs of political figures, who often pretend to be more conservative than they really are in order to win in Republican primaries.

While some have questioned the usefulness of quantifying things like open-mindedness and liberal style (see point 30 on [[Liberal style]]), the success of similar metrics for other aspects of language indicates that such calculations are indeed very meaningful.

While some have questioned the usefulness of quantifying things like open-mindedness and liberal style (see point 30 on [[Liberal style]]), the success of similar metrics for other aspects of language indicates that such calculations are indeed very meaningful.