A guide to exploring
How the 12 Axes test works
From an individual answer to a twelve-dimensional political profile.
Choose your depth
Short samples three statements per axis; Complete samples five. Each sample balances statements facing the two poles as closely as its size allows. Extreme uses all twenty statements on each of the twelve axes. The shorter versions are useful starting points; answering the full pool reduces variation caused by question selection.
Read each statement as written and answer according to your own view. You can return to previous statements, turn off automatic advancement and resume saved progress. Five additional archetype choices let you respond to broader political situations.
How an answer becomes a score
The five answer values are 1.00, 0.75, 0.50, 0.25 and 0.00, from strongly agree to strongly disagree. For a statement facing the left pole, its value contributes directly. For one facing the right pole, the contribution is reversed. A weighted average becomes the left-pole percentage; the right-pole percentage is its complement.
Archetype effects add one weighted contribution to each affected axis. Final percentages are rounded to one decimal place. The optional religion selector is a matching filter and does not contribute points.
How profiles are compared
Each reference entry has the same twelve coordinates. The compatibility score combines per-axis proximity (42%), overall direction (33%), intensity (18%) and the largest disagreement (7%). Opposite-side differences receive extra attention. Ideologies, countries and figures are ranked independently.
A high percentage means a nearby vector in this model. It is not a probability that a label is correct. A percentile describes relative rank within a catalog, which is different from the underlying compatibility score.
Read the result as a conversation starter
Look first at individual axes, then at the combination. The closest label compresses information and may hide disagreements that matter to you. Country and personality profiles are interpretive reference models, not statements supplied by every resident or named person.
The unusual-axis and tension features compare your pattern with relationships in the ideology catalog. They do not diagnose inconsistency or establish a moral judgment. Use the linked explanations and neighboring profiles to explore the differences.
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Explore twelve dimensions and discover the combinations that make your perspective your own.