Named for Katharine Phillips, whose work on recognizing structural patterns in public communication informs this taxonomy. Each pattern describes a rhetorical mechanism — not a statement about intent.
// ── SHARE BUTTON ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
function shareVerdict(claimText, verdict, annotation) {
// v22.1: also works with no args by pulling from current state
if (typeof claimText === 'undefined' || claimText === null) {
try {
var c = (typeof CLAIMS !== 'undefined' && typeof S !== 'undefined') ? CLAIMS[S.claimIndex] : null;
claimText = (c && (c.text || c.statement || c.claim)) || '(claim)';
verdict = (typeof S !== 'undefined' && S.verdict) || '';
annotation = (c && (c.annotation || c.truthNote)) || '';
} catch(e) { return; }
}
if (!claimText || !verdict) return;
const short = claimText.length > 100 ? claimText.slice(0,97)+'...' : claimText;
const ann = (annotation||'').length > 120 ? annotation.slice(0,117)+'...' : (annotation||'');
const text = `DECLASSIFIED by Sean\n\nClaim: ${short}\nVerdict: ${verdict}\n\n${ann}\n\ndeclassifiedbysean.com`;
if (navigator.share) {
navigator.share({title:'DECLASSIFIED: '+verdict, text}).catch(()=>{});
} else if (navigator.clipboard) {
navigator.clipboard.writeText(text).then(()=>{
const btn = document.querySelector('.share-verdict-btn');
if(btn){const orig=btn.textContent;btn.textContent='COPIED \u2713';setTimeout(()=>btn.textContent=orig,2000);}
}).catch(()=>{});
}
}
// ── PERSISTENT PROGRESS REPORTER ─────────────────────────────────
function reportActProgress(actId, score, total, correct) {
try {
const key = 'declassified_progress';
const data = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(key)||'{}');
data[actId] = {score, total, correct, ts: Date.now()};
localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(data));
} catch(e) {}
}
PRE-GAME BRIEFING · INOCULATION PROTOCOL · VAN DER LINDEN (2022)
Before You Begin — Pattern Recognition Briefing
Know the techniques before you see the claims.
Research shows 33.8% reduction in misinformation susceptibility when patterns are identified before exposure rather than after. The following patterns appear in this Act. Name them. They lose power when named.