Embracing Dialectic Intersubjectivity: Coordination of Differential Perspectives in Content Analysis With LLM Persona Simulation

Taewoo Kang, Kjerstin Thorson, Tai-Quan Peng, Dan Hiaeshutter-Rice, Sanguk Lee, Stuart Soroka, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Division of Media , Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Republic of Korea, Departments of Communication and Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Social Science Computer Review

Published online on December 23, 2025

Abstract

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This study attempts to advance automated content analysis from consensus-oriented to coordination-oriented practices, thereby embracing diverse coding outputs and exploring the dynamics among differential perspectives. As an exploratory investigation, we ...