Rhetorical Systems, Epistemic Drift, and Comment Ecologies: A Platform-Studies Dataset on Candace Owens and Adjacent Media Figures

This dataset accompanies the study “Rhetorical Systems Analysis of Candace Owens and Adjacent Figures” and contains primary research artifacts used in the analysis of contemporary political rhetoric, platform-conditioned epistemic drift, and audience amplification dynamics. The collection includes: A formal rhetorical systems analysis manuscript Full and partial video transcripts Logged commentary excerpts Platform screenshots documenting claims, reactions, and amplification Comparative material involving adjacent media figures (e.g. Alex Jones, RFK Jr., Tucker Carlson) AI-generated analytical summaries used as secondary synthesis tools Rather than adjudicating factual truth claims, the dataset supports structural analysis of rhetorical architectures, intuition-based epistemology, persecution inversion, and comment ecology feedback loops across algorithmic platforms. All materials are provided for transparency, reproducibility, and secondary analysis in platform studies, digital ethnography, media studies, and computational social science.