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2. We identified and
classified uncivil
discussion, then built a
classifier in python
INCIVILITY 2
77 mill. Tweets
650 “bad words”
90%+ accuracy

3. chrisjvargo.com/incivility

4. SOCIALCAPITaL
SOCIOECONOMICS
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INCIVILITY
BUT WHAT PREDICTS IT? 4

5. incivility on Twitter was
highest in districts that had:
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