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David Copperfield I | Charles Dickens | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/766 | 4.12 | 928 | 72 | 18 | 37 | 166 | 302 | 405 | 1,850 | 523 | ['Classics', 'Fiction', 'Audiobook', 'Literature', 'Novels', 'Humor', 'Historical Fiction', 'Literary Fiction'] | 8 | [{'reviewer_review_count': 1, 'reviewer_follower_count': 1, 'rating_out_of_5': 5.0, 'review_year': 2024, 'likes': 134, 'review_length': 2755}, {'reviewer_review_count': 822, 'reviewer_follower_count': 16, 'rating_out_of_5': None, 'review_year': 2021, 'likes': 75, 'review_length': 7}, {'reviewer_review_count': 1, 'revie... | 71 | null | British | Male | null | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes And Misfortunes, His Friends And His Greatest Enemy | William Makepeace Thackeray | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34922 | 3.7 | 400 | 39 | 12 | 36 | 107 | 151 | 94 | 1,850 | null | ['Classics', 'Fiction', 'Historical Fiction', '19th Century', 'British Literature', 'Novels', 'Victorian', 'Literature', 'English Literature', 'Literary Fiction'] | 10 | [{'reviewer_review_count': None, 'reviewer_follower_count': 13, 'rating_out_of_5': 4.0, 'review_year': 2011, 'likes': 21, 'review_length': 256}, {'reviewer_review_count': None, 'reviewer_follower_count': 2, 'rating_out_of_5': 5.0, 'review_year': 2010, 'likes': 14, 'review_length': 28}, {'reviewer_review_count': 888, 'r... | 39 | null | British | Male | Bachelors | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Truth, Sojourner | Sojourner Truth | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1674 | 4.1 | 10 | 507 | 160 | 506 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1,850 | null | ['History', 'Nonfiction', 'Biography', 'Classics', 'Memoir', 'Feminism', 'African American', 'Race', 'Autobiography', 'Biography Memoir'] | 10 | [{'reviewer_review_count': 492, 'reviewer_follower_count': 56, 'rating_out_of_5': 3.0, 'review_year': 2016, 'likes': 82, 'review_length': 209}, {'reviewer_review_count': 289, 'reviewer_follower_count': 89, 'rating_out_of_5': 4.0, 'review_year': 2020, 'likes': 40, 'review_length': 219}, {'reviewer_review_count': 283, 'r... | 488 | null | American | Female | null | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
Bleak House | Charles Dickens, M. M. Yesil | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1023 | 4.02 | 114 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 45 | 1,853 | null | ['Classics', 'Fiction', 'Literature', '19th Century', 'Historical Fiction', 'Victorian', 'Novels', 'British Literature', 'Audiobook', 'Classic Literature'] | 10 | [{'reviewer_review_count': 2, 'reviewer_follower_count': 12, 'rating_out_of_5': 5.0, 'review_year': 2012, 'likes': 591, 'review_length': 260}, {'reviewer_review_count': 2, 'reviewer_follower_count': 322, 'rating_out_of_5': 3.0, 'review_year': 2019, 'likes': 456, 'review_length': 435}, {'reviewer_review_count': 604, 're... | 30 | null | English | Male | null | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/98 | 3.88 | 1 | 27 | 38 | 75 | 216 | 325 | 358 | 1,859 | null | "['Classics', 'Fiction', 'Historical Fiction', 'Literature', 'Historical', 'School', 'Novels', 'Clas(...TRUNCATED) | 10 | "[{'reviewer_review_count': 176, 'reviewer_follower_count': 301, 'rating_out_of_5': 5.0, 'review_yea(...TRUNCATED) | 2,371 | null | English | Male | null | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Little Dorrit | Charles Dickens | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/963 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 1,857 | null | "['Classics', 'Fiction', 'Victorian', 'Literature', '19th Century', 'Historical Fiction', 'British L(...TRUNCATED) | 10 | "[{'reviewer_review_count': 1, 'reviewer_follower_count': 1, 'rating_out_of_5': 5.0, 'review_year': (...TRUNCATED) | 2,322 | null | British | Male | null | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
La Salle and the Discovery of the Great West | Francis Parkman, Rick Bass | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40143 | 4.01 | 122 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 43 | 45 | 1,869 | 353 | ['History', 'Nonfiction', 'American History', 'Geography', 'Biography', 'Travel'] | 6 | "[{'reviewer_review_count': 881, 'reviewer_follower_count': 1, 'rating_out_of_5': 4.0, 'review_year'(...TRUNCATED) | 9 | null | American | Male | Bachelors | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4274 | 4.13 | 50 | 3 | 729 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 1,866 | null | "['Classics', 'Fiction', 'Romance', 'Historical Fiction', 'Victorian', '19th Century', 'Literature',(...TRUNCATED) | 10 | "[{'reviewer_review_count': None, 'reviewer_follower_count': 3, 'rating_out_of_5': 5.0, 'review_year(...TRUNCATED) | 2,175 | null | British | Female | High School | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Nonsense Song | Edward Lear | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13647 | 3.77 | 137 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 32 | 40 | 44 | 1,871 | 109 | ['Poetry', 'Childrens', '19th Century', 'Humor', 'Ebooks'] | 5 | "[{'reviewer_review_count': 1, 'reviewer_follower_count': 38, 'rating_out_of_5': 4.0, 'review_year':(...TRUNCATED) | 12 | null | British | Male | null | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
King Lear | William Shakespeare | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1532 | 3.91 | 237 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 56 | 79 | 81 | 1,874 | null | "['Classics', 'Plays', 'Shakespeare', 'Fiction', 'Drama', 'School', 'Theatre', 'Literature', 'Poetry(...TRUNCATED) | 10 | "[{'reviewer_review_count': None, 'reviewer_follower_count': 2, 'rating_out_of_5': 5.0, 'review_year(...TRUNCATED) | 2,399 | null | English | Male | High School | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
BookSem
Dataset Summary
This dataset is designed to study language trends over time. It combines multi-source metadata, aggregated review signals, and LLM-generated features to enable hypothesis-driven and exploratory research on how narrative and reception characteristics evolve over time.
The dataset does not contain original book text. Instead, it uses LLM-generated proxy content and derived features to approximate semantic and evaluative properties.
Dataset Composition
BookSem contains approximately 220K English-language books published between 1850 and 2020, divided into two subsets:
- BookSem-A (~41K books): Contains paired semantic measurements from proxy passages and original passages, organized into two subsets:
- BookSem-A-Original: Semantic measurements derived from original book passages.
- BookSem-A-Proxy: Semantic measurements derived from proxy passages corresponding to the original passages.
- BookSem-B (~179K books): Contains proxy-based semantic measurements for books whose full texts were unavailable for direct analysis.
Dataset Description
Construction Process
The dataset is built using a three-stage pipeline:
Data Collection
- Book metadata and summaries collected from:
- Google Books
- Wikipedia
- Goodreads
- Project Gutenberg
- Includes publication details, author attributes, ratings, and review statistics
- Book metadata and summaries collected from:
Proxy Content Generation
- LLM-generated content used to approximate book semantics
- Based on research-backed prompting methods
Feature Engineering
- ~118 structured features per book, including:
- Metadata features
- Review-based signals
- LLM-derived evaluative scores
- ~118 structured features per book, including:
Dataset Structure
- Each row represents a single book
- Includes:
- Book metadata
- Author metadata
- Publication year
- Aggregated review statistics
- Derived feature set
- Some fields may contain nested structures (e.g., reviews)
Data Fields
The dataset consists of structured features grouped into three main categories: metadata, review-based signals, and LLM-generated evaluative attributes.
Metadata Features
book_title: Book title/namebook_author: Book author namegutenberg_book_link: Publically accessible book linkpreview_text: Publically available book textauthor_degree_level: Highest known academic qualification of the authorauthor_gender: Gender of the authorauthor_nationality: Nationality of the authorpub_year: Year of publicationsubject_tags_count: Number of genres associated with the booksubject_tags: List of genres
Review and Engagement Features
review_count: Number of reviews includedreviews: Nested list containing:reviewer_review_count: Total reviews by reviewer (if available)reviewer_follower_count: Follower count of reviewerrating_out_of_5: Rating given in the reviewreview_year: Year of the reviewlikes: Number of likes on the reviewreview_length: Length of the review
total_reviews: Total number of reviewstotal_ratings: Total number of ratingsaverage_rating: Average rating scoreearly_avg_rating: Early-stage average rating (if available)star_1_counttostar_5_count: Distribution of ratings across 1–5 stars
LLM-Generated Features
The dataset includes ~118 LLM-generated features grouped into the following categories:
1. Sentiment and Polarity
Includes features measuring overall sentiment, intensity, shifts, and implicit emotional signals.
Examples: polarity_score, sentiment_intensity, aspect_based_sentiment, sentiment_shift, implicit_sentiment, mixed_sentiment_ratio, emotional_valence, optimistic_outlook
2. Emotion and Affect
Captures emotional states based on Ekman categories and affective dynamics.
Examples: ekman_anger_intensity, ekman_joy_intensity, ekman_sadness_intensity, ekman_fear_intensity, ekman_surprise_intensity, affective_arousal, emotional_variance, emotional_intensity
3. Sarcasm, Irony, and Figurative Language
Measures figurative expression, ambiguity, and creative language use.
Examples: sarcasm_probability, situational_irony, hyperbole_intensity, linguistic_creativity, idiomatic_density, interpretation_flexibility, ambiguity_score
4. Political Ideology and Populism
Represents ideological stance and group dynamics.
Examples: left_right_leaning, authoritarian_libertarian, populist_rhetoric_intensity, anti_elitism_score, in_group_favoritism, out_group_derogation, individualism_collectivism, social_transformation, hierarchical_worldview, tradition_preservation
5. Social Media and Cultural Signals
Captures informal communication and cultural context markers.
Examples: emoji_sentiment_alignment, hashtag_relevance, slang_density, code_mixing_ratio, meme_reference_likelihood, cultural_resonance, acronym_frequency, gender_orientation, feminine_home_work_association, masculine_home_work_association
6. Readability, Cohesion, and Cognitive Load
Measures complexity, structure, and interpretability of content.
Examples: cognitive_load_score, information_density, semantic_entropy, surprisal_score, novelty_score, conceptual_depth, abstraction_level, context_dependence, self_containment, attention_retention_curve, conceptual_complexity
7. Argumentation and Epistemology
Captures logical structure, claims, and evidence.
Examples: argument_polarity, causal_density, claim_verifiability, evidence_implicitness, claim_explicitness, evidence_strength, logical_coherence, scientific_thinking, rational_thinking, moral_certainty
8. Subjectivity and Stance
Represents opinion strength and perspective diversity.
Examples: opinionatedness, subjectivity_score, stance_towards_topic, direct_opinion_presence, implicit_stance_cues, perspective_multiplicity
9. Style, Formality, and Tone
Captures writing style and tonal consistency.
Examples: temporal_drift, tone_stability, hook_strength, memory_salience, formality_score, academic_tone_intensity, conversational_fluidity, authoritative_tone
10. Toxicity, Controversy, and Discourse
Measures conversational impact and conflict potential.
Examples: discursive_engagement, quote_worthiness, reader_alignment, controversy_potential, toxicity_score, insult_intensity
11. Factuality, Misinformation, and Credibility
Evaluates truthfulness and information reliability.
Examples: truth_alignment_score, sensationalism_index, rumor_stance, source_attribution_clarity, clickbait_potential, fabrication_likelihood, evidence_based_reasoning
12. Persuasion and Propaganda
Captures rhetorical influence and manipulation strategies.
Examples: pathos_appeal, ethos_appeal, loaded_language_density, fear_mongering_index, glittering_generality_score, logical_fallacy_presence, call_to_action_strength, threat_and_fear_appeal, persuasive_intent
13. Dialogue Acts and Conversational Intent
Represents communicative intent and interaction signals.
Examples: information_seeking_intent, agreement_score, disagreement_intensity, directive_intent_score, commissive_intent, acknowledgment_presence
14. Empathy and Psychological Signals
Captures emotional understanding and mental state indicators.
Examples: reflection_trigger_score, cognitive_empathy_score, emotional_support_intensity, distress_indicator, validation_score, self_disclosure_depth, empathetic_perspective
15. Humor and Wordplay
Represents humor styles and creative expression.
Examples: humor_intensity, pun_presence_score, absurdity_index, self_deprecation_level, dark_humor_probability
Data Sources
This dataset is derived from publicly accessible sources:
- Google Books, Gutenberg (metadata and summaries)
- Wikipedia (author and contextual information)
- Goodreads (aggregated review statistics)
- LLMs (proxy content and synthetic annotation)
No raw proprietary text is redistributed. Only aggregated and derived representations are included.
Annotation Process
LLM-based annotation was used to generate proxy content and evaluative features:
- Prompt-based generation strategy
- Model-generated scores for 118+ features.
Human Validation
- 48 participants evaluated a subset of samples
- Fleiss' kappa: 0.59
Intended Use
This dataset is suitable for:
- Research on persuasion trends across time
- Hypothesis testing in computational social science
- Analysis of relationships between content and reception
- Studying behavior of LLM-generated features
Out-of-Scope Use
This dataset should not be used for:
- Training production models
- Ground-truth benchmarking
- Author profiling or individual evaluation
- High-stakes decision-making systems
- Literary or stylistic analysis of original text
Bias and Limitations
- Popularity bias due to reliance on review platforms
- Demographic attributes may be inferred
- LLM-generated features may reflect model bias
Personal and Sensitive Information
- No personally identifiable information (PII)
- Data is aggregated and non-traceable to individuals
- Contains limited demographic attributes (e.g., gender, nationality)
License
This dataset is released under CC-BY-NC-4.0.
Rationale:
- Derived from mixed sources, including platform-restricted data
- Includes synthetic and aggregated features
- Restricted to non-commercial research use
Ethical Considerations
- No raw user-generated content is directly included
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