Fine-Grained Propaganda Detection

# Fine-Grained Propaganda Detection
# Based on Da San Martino et al., EMNLP 2019 and SemEval 2020 Task 11
# Paper: https://aclanthology.org/D19-1565/
# Task: https://propaganda.qcri.org/semeval2020-task11/
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# 14 propaganda techniques organized by rhetorical dimension:
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# PATHOS (Appeal to Emotions):
# - Loaded Language: emotionally charged words
# - Name Calling/Labeling: assigning negative labels
# - Exaggeration/Minimisation: amplifying or downplaying
# - Appeal to Fear/Prejudice: creating worry using biases
# - Flag-Waving: exploiting national/group pride
# - Slogans: brief striking phrases
# - Doubt: undermining credibility
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# LOGOS (Appeal to Logic):
# - Causal Oversimplification: single cause for complex issues
# - Black-and-White Fallacy: false binary choices
# - Thought-terminating Cliches: phrases that stop critical thinking
# - Straw Man/Whataboutism/Red Herring: misrepresentation or deflection
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# ETHOS (Appeal to Authority):
# - Appeal to Authority: citing experts without evidence
# - Bandwagon/Reductio ad Hitlerum: everyone does it / Hitler did it

annotation_task_name: "Fine-Grained Propaganda Technique Detection"
task_dir: "."

data_files:
  - sample-data.json
item_properties:
  id_key: "id"
  text_key: "text"

output_annotation_dir: "annotation_output/"
output_annotation_format: "json"

annotation_schemes:
  - annotation_type: span
    name: propaganda_technique
    description: "Highlight text spans and label them with the propaganda technique used"
    labels:
      # Pathos - Appeal to Emotions
      - Loaded Language
      - Name Calling/Labeling
      - Exaggeration/Minimisation
      - Appeal to Fear/Prejudice
      - Flag-Waving
      - Slogans
      - Doubt
      # Logos - Appeal to Logic
      - Causal Oversimplification
      - Black-and-White Fallacy
      - Thought-terminating Cliches
      - Whataboutism/Straw Man/Red Herring
      # Ethos - Appeal to Authority
      - Appeal to Authority
      - Bandwagon
      - Repetition

    label_colors:
      "Loaded Language": "#ef4444"
      "Name Calling/Labeling": "#f97316"
      "Exaggeration/Minimisation": "#eab308"
      "Appeal to Fear/Prejudice": "#84cc16"
      "Flag-Waving": "#22c55e"
      "Slogans": "#14b8a6"
      "Doubt": "#06b6d4"
      "Causal Oversimplification": "#0ea5e9"
      "Black-and-White Fallacy": "#3b82f6"
      "Thought-terminating Cliches": "#6366f1"
      "Whataboutism/Straw Man/Red Herring": "#8b5cf6"
      "Appeal to Authority": "#a855f7"
      "Bandwagon": "#d946ef"
      "Repetition": "#ec4899"

    tooltips:
      "Loaded Language": "Words with strong emotional connotations to influence the audience (e.g., 'brutal regime', 'freedom fighters')"
      "Name Calling/Labeling": "Assigning labels that the audience despises or fears (e.g., 'radical', 'extremist')"
      "Exaggeration/Minimisation": "Making something bigger or smaller than reality (e.g., 'the greatest disaster ever')"
      "Appeal to Fear/Prejudice": "Building support by creating anxiety, often leveraging existing biases"
      "Flag-Waving": "Exploiting patriotism or group pride to promote a position (e.g., 'true Americans believe...')"
      "Slogans": "Brief, striking phrases that combine labeling with emotional appeal (e.g., 'Make X Great Again')"
      "Doubt": "Questioning someone's credibility or character to undermine their argument"
      "Causal Oversimplification": "Attributing complex problems to a single cause (e.g., 'immigration is why...')"
      "Black-and-White Fallacy": "Presenting only two choices when more exist (e.g., 'you're either with us or against us')"
      "Thought-terminating Cliches": "Phrases that discourage critical thinking (e.g., 'it is what it is')"
      "Whataboutism/Straw Man/Red Herring": "Deflecting by changing the subject or misrepresenting the opponent's position"
      "Appeal to Authority": "Claiming truth based on expert endorsement without evidence"
      "Bandwagon": "Suggesting everyone supports something to pressure agreement (e.g., 'millions of people agree')"
      "Repetition": "Repeating a message until it becomes accepted through familiarity"

    allow_overlapping: true

allow_all_users: true
instances_per_annotator: 50
annotation_per_instance: 3
allow_skip: true
skip_reason_required: false