Brigading

Definition

Brigading is coordinated off-platform organization to manipulate on-platform outcomes — flooding ratings, polls, reviews, or discussions with artificial sentiment. Unlike organic criticism, brigading involves a group organizing in private channels (Discord, forums, Telegram) to invade a target space and distort its democratic or community mechanisms.

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Verification Steps

Binary yes/no questions that an AI must answer to detect a reasoning pattern in a text.

Each of the 452 aspects has verification steps — simple yes/no questions designed to systematically detect whether a pattern appears in a text. For ad hominem: "Does the argument attack a person rather than their claim?" For false dichotomy: "Are only two options presented when more exist?" This ensures consistent, reproducible analysis.

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Binary (yes/no) questions an LLM must answer to identify this aspect:

1. 1

   Is there coordinated behavior from multiple accounts targeting a specific platform, poll, or discussion?

   Type: binary
2. 2

   Is the coordination external to the target platform (organized in private channels)?

   Type: binary
3. 3

   Does the coordinated action distort outcomes that would otherwise reflect organic community sentiment?

   Type: binary
4. 4

   Is the goal to manipulate votes, ratings, or discourse rather than genuine participation?

   Type: binary

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