Source material used in the analysis of Ragebaiting.
Primary:
- Brady et al. (2017) — empirical evidence that moral-emotional language raises retweet rate by roughly 20% per word, with outrage outperforming every other emotional valence
- Rathje, Van Bavel & Van der Linden (2021) — hostility toward the political out-group drives engagement hardest; posts attacking an opponent are shared about twice as often
Secondary:
- Shin et al. (2025) · Oxford University Press (2025) · Heijne (2026) · Van de Griend & Pottjewijd (2026) · Justice for Prosperity (2026) · Pronk (2026) · Neurink (2026) · Berger (2013) · Wikipedia (ongoing) — rage-bait headlines, ego-kapitalisme, decline porn as disinformation vehicle, polarisation as revenue model (OSINT), and the virality mechanism
Entries covered: Ragebaiting · Clickbait · Wellness-to-Alt-Right Pipeline