The document explains how to use the Automated Political Stance Identifier (APSI). It describes how to run analyses, interpret results, and understand the tool’s limitations and ethical considerations.

How to use the APSI

This document explains how APSI works and the theory and methodology behind it. It describes the scoring system, analytical approach, and validation strategy used to assess political texts.

Description and Methodology

This documentation explains the data used in the APSI tool. It covers the multilingual NLI model, political domain training data, and expert-validated texts used to evaluate performance.

Data Documentation

The document explains how to use the Automated Political Stance Identifier (APSI). It describes how to run analyses, interpret results, and understand the tool’s limitations and ethical considerations.

Data description and Ethics

This is the reference paper for the APSI tool. It presents the theoretical foundations, methodological framework, validation strategy and results underlying the tool’s approach to analyzing political texts.

Citation: Gómez-Cruces, Juan S., Yorick Scheffler, and Ewan Thomas-Colquhoun (2026), "Automated Political Stances Identification: A transparent and theory-driven approach"

Reference paper