BITE axis: Thought
Thought Control
Loaded language, black-and-white categories, treating doubt as a moral failing, and framing the group's worldview as the only legitimate reality. The third BITE category.
How it looks in practice
Thought control shows up as in-group jargon that closes off discussion ('apostate', 'low-vibration', 'wordly'), us-vs-them framing where outsiders are described as deceived or evil, and doctrines that frame questioning as moral failure ('rebellion against God', 'low frequency', 'failure to surrender').
BITE-model connection
The third BITE axis. Aligns closely with Lifton's 'loaded language', 'doctrine over person', and 'demand for purity' criteria; the CLCI emits a Lifton-criteria badge on profiles where the evidence supports it.
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