Pausanias Analysis

Words and Phrases that Predict Skeptical vs. Non-skeptical Content

Predictors of Skeptical Content

These words and phrases are most strongly associated with skeptical content in Pausanias.

Word/Phrase Coefficient
δοκεῖν 3.3083
εἶναι 3.1848
ἐμοὶ 2.9970
οἶδα 2.8773
ἤκουσα 2.7953
γε 2.7931
λέγουσιν 2.7483
ἐμοὶ δοκεῖν 2.5523
λόγῳ 2.4811
μοι 2.1265
εἴτε 2.1097
οὐκ 2.0901
εἰ 2.0397
ὅτι 2.0252
φασιν 2.0051
γενέσθαι 2.0014
τις 1.9468
λόγον 1.8304
ἔπη 1.7843
εἰ δὲ 1.7241
ἄν 1.6055
οὐδέν 1.4722
φασὶν 1.4627
ὡς 1.4579
ἐγὼ 1.4301
οὐχ 1.4073
δὴ 1.4055
μνῆμα 1.3839
λόγος 1.3324
οὐ 1.3306

Predictors of Non-skeptical Content

These words and phrases are most strongly associated with non-skeptical content in Pausanias.

Word/Phrase Coefficient
δύο -1.4158
ἅτε -1.3304
καὶ -1.2963
τότε δὲ -1.2497
τὸ δὲ -1.2313
σφισι -1.1751
θαλάσσῃ -1.1691
ἐπὶ τὴν -1.1638
κεῖται -1.1581
μετὰ -1.1357
τούτῳ -1.1087
ποσειδῶνος -1.0981
λακεδαιμονίων -1.0721
ἐκ τῶν -1.0453
αὖθις -1.0393
τὴν μὲν -1.0390
ὅπλα -1.0360
μάλιστα -1.0165
χώραν -1.0030
τῶν -0.9962
καὶ ἄγαλμα -0.9962
ἀνέθηκεν -0.9471
ἐπὶ θαλάσσῃ -0.9196
μεσσηνίους -0.9186
πρὸς -0.8981
βασιλεὺς -0.8955
τοῖς δὲ -0.8898
ὑπὲρ -0.8742
τῆς -0.8686
ἐνταῦθα -0.8630