*Scientific inquiry question:* Could the ditch the witch campaigns effectiveness be measured through psychological stud…

*Scientific inquiry question:* Could the ditch the witch campaigns effectiveness be measured through psychological studies on political polarization and media influence? What empirical data exists on **Gillards condemnation of ditch the witch seems ironic given her own use of dismissive political language. But heres the real question: does attacking political opponents with such slogans actually strengthen or weaken democratic discourse?** *Would love to see some empirical research on this.*