The document analyzes fanaticism by first researching its characteristics and aspects. It then analyzed 91 news articles from 2013 to 2016 containing the word "fanaticism," classifying them by field and positive or negative impact. The results showed that over half depicted fanaticism negatively, with most articles concerning religion, and the conclusion was that fanaticism can have negative social impacts and has historically been a cause of conflicts.

1. FANATICISM
HYPOTHESIS
• What is fanaticism? Is it good or bad to be a
fan?
• We can find the fan phenomenon in our daily
life, in sports, religion, politics… But is
fanaticism the cause of some social conflicts?
ANALYSIS
• First, I did a research on different aspects and
characteristic of fanaticism. After I got all the
information I needed in order to understand what
a fan is, I searched on different national
newspapers from 2013 to 2016, news that
contained the word “fanaticism”. When all 91
news were compiled and analyzed I classified
them in different fields and if it was a positive or
a negative headline.
NEWSPAPERS USED
RESULTS
CONCLUSION
• Fanaticism can have a negative impact in our
society, out of the 91 news analyzed more
than a half of them presents this phenomenon
as a cause of some of the social conflicts and
we can also see that news about religion
predominates, since throughout history,
religion has been the cause of many problems
and wars.
By Gemma Arroyo Angel
Sports
Music
Politics
Religion
Others
Negative
Positive