Words which indicate that the author strongly feels that the topic is a black and white issue, and they are on the correct side of the debate. A list of sample words is linked in the top comment. In this context, absolutism basically means the strength of ones convictions as seen in their use of language. The use of absolutes conveys that the author believes their viewpoint applies in all cases.

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/21677026177470... table 2, words like:

absolutely all always complete completely constant constantly definitely entire ever every everyone everything full must never nothing totally whole

Thanks! Weird that this was not included in the paper itself.

It’s included in the supplemental material. I was wondering why it wasn’t in the paper itself as I found this the most interesting part and also wanted to read it to see what words to judge the paper’s findings. Glad that vague words weren’t in there.

Only, always, never, nobody, everybody, everything, nothing.