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linguistic obfuscation: a standalone construct

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linguisticobfuscation1 CONSTRUCTLinguistic obfuscationMARKOWITZ · LANGUAGE AND

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Language and deception

writing that is harder to read, more jargon-laden and less positive, measured as higher in fraudulent scientific papers than in genuine ones.

In language and deception, linguistic obfuscation refers to writing that is harder to read, more jargon-laden and less positive, measured as higher in fraudulent scientific papers than in genuine ones. This meaning comes from Markowitz (2016) in Journal of Language and Social Psychology.[1]

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deception6 fields · 14 citationsjingle · one name, six constructsobfuscation2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

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  1. Markowitz, D. M., & Hancock, J. T. (2016). Linguistic Obfuscation in Fraudulent Science. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 35(4), 435-445. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261927x15614605

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