Behavioural Data in Credibility Assessment: Case Study of Kaja Godek’s Explanatory Statement of Anti-LGBT Law

Behavioural Data in Credibility Assessment: Case Study of Kaja Godek’s Explanatory Statement of Anti-LGBT Law

The paper explores the application of behavioural data analysis in the credibility assessment of a speaker. It presents how researchers investigate non-verbal communication, expressions of emotions or indicators of arousal to evaluate congruency using audiovisual material. Furthermore, the case study of Polish political activist Kaja Godek’s explanatory statement of an anti-LGBT bill on October 28, 2021, suggests possible ways, in which the automated system FaceReader (and Facial Action Coding System as its theoretical background) may enrich methods of social science. As a result, it offers an example of an innovative approach towards political communication and the credibility of an argument.

Поведенческие данные в оценке достоверности: кейс-стади пояснительного заявления Каи Годек к закону о борьбе с ЛГБТ

В статье исследуется применение анализа поведенческих данных для оценки достоверности говорящего. В ней показано, как исследователи исследуют невербальное общение, выражения эмоций или индикаторы возбуждения для оценки сооответсвия с использованием аудиовизуального материала. Более того, тематическое исследование пояснительного заявления польской политической активистки Каи Годек о законопроекте, направленном против ЛГБТ, от 28 октября 2021 года предлагает возможные решения, с помощью которых автоматизированная система FaceReader (и Система кодирования лица в качестве ее теоретической основы) может обогатить методы социальных наук. В результате статья является примером новаторского подхода к политической коммуникации и достоверности аргументации.

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