Version: v1.0
Purpose:
Text-based wireframes defining page structure, content hierarchy,
and interpretive guardrails for the Zero-Sum Thinking website.
- Top navigation bar on all pages
- Footer on all pages:
- Data sources
- Ethics & Privacy
- Citation information
Purpose: Orientation and entry point.
- Page title
- Short definition of zero-sum thinking
- Why it matters for U.S. political differences
- Primary actions:
- Learn the concept
- Explore the data
- Take the test
- Static visual preview (chart or U.S. map)
Purpose: Conceptual understanding before data.
- Core definition
- Zero-sum vs positive-sum comparison
- Everyday examples:
- Jobs
- Trade
- Immigration
- Income
- Why this matters for politics
Purpose: Explain measurement, not results.
- Research question and motivation
- Survey-based measurement
- Domains:
- Ethnic groups
- Trade
- Income groups
- Citizens vs non-citizens
- Index construction (0–100)
- Link to questionnaire/appendix
Purpose: Guided empirical exploration.
Tabs:
- National overview
- Groups & differences
- Geography (state-level)
- Relationships with policy attitudes
Guardrails:
- Aggregated data only
- No causal language
- Framing text per tab
Purpose: Engagement without diagnosis.
- 4–6 Likert-scale items
- Client-side scoring (0–100)
- Comparison with national distribution
- Interpretation guidance (non-diagnostic)
- No data storage
Purpose: Academic credibility.
- Data sources and sample
- Measurement and index construction
- Aggregation and visualization logic
- Replication materials
- Limitations
Purpose: Prevent misuse.
- Privacy protections
- Ethical framing
- Interpretation disclaimer
- Responsible citation
Purpose: Scholarly grounding.
- Full citation of main publication
- Related literature
- Data and replication links
Purpose: Transparency and accountability.
- Project motivation
- Team and institutional affiliations
- Contact or repository link