Dehumanization and mass violence: A study of mental state language in Nazi propaganda (1927-1945).

Whereas agency terms in the antisemitic text showed no significant trend before the Holocaust, agency terms in the control text showed an increasing trend during this time, b 1 = 0.01, 95% CI [0.005, 0.011], SE = 0.001, t = 4.92, p < .001.

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Consistent with the declining trend in experience, we observed a marginally significant decline in affiliation terms prior to the onset of the Holocaust.

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If mind denial facilitates violence by undermining moral concern, we would expect a negative trend in mental state terms from 1927 to the onset of the Holocaust.

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