Table 1 The coding categories Category...

Table 1

The coding categories

Category	Short definition and example taken from the empirical data
Attitude towards DCR
- positive	Favourable summary evaluation of an object (“Glad, safe injection sites are returning to Glasgow”). (Thread 3)
- negative	Unfavourable summary evaluation of an object (“It (DCR) does not remove a barrier. The same people will consume drugs elsewhere”). (Thread 20)
- neutral	Unprejudiced summary evaluation of an object (“Geneva's safe consumption room is right outside their main train station”). (Thread 18)
Cognitive appeal pleading on
- one's personal opinion	A subjective judgment based on an individual's perspective on an issue (”Consumption rooms for street drugs are nonsensical”). (Thread 25)
- the expected benefit	Judgment of an anticipated advantage arising from action or project (“Providing this space, clean needles and supervision is a good example of harm reduction”). (Thread 15)
- the expected harm	Judgment of an anticipated disadvantage arising from action or project (“It (DCR) attracts more drug addicts to the area, making it worse for people who live nearby”). (Thread 6)
- the provision of evidence	Offering information to establish or refute claims relevant to an issue (“Every study with safe injection rooms has shown they help immensely”). (Thread 30)
- reasoning	Drawing of inferences or conclusions through the use of reason (“People are not going to just start shooting smack because they heard a DCR opened up near them”). (Thread 3)
- personal relevance	Highlighting importance of an issue for an individual (“If it (DCR) reduces harm, then that works for me”). (Thread 3)
- constructive solution	Proposing a way by which an activity could be developed further (“Medically supervised consumption rooms would be coupled with existing needle exchange programs”). (Thread 10)
Positive affective appeal, pleading on
- empathy	The ability of vicariously experiencing the feelings and experience of another (“I'm hoping it (DCR) saves some of these poor people's lives”). (Thread 5)
- hope	The expectation of fulfilment or success (“It (DCR) results in a stable situation which people then have a chance of improving”). (Thread 2)
Negative affective appeal, pleading on
- anger	A strong feeling of annoyance (“Feel bad for the unfortunate people who bought flats around there”). (Thread 9)
- discomfort	A feeling of uneasiness (“They collected 200 used needles from the area … it highlights something that you feel uncomfortable with”). (Thread 7)
- fear	An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger or harm (“It (DCR) is creating a hellhole. I would not want this near me”). (Thread 6)
- irritation	The state of feeling annoyed (“The state is literally giving people heroin, crazy”). (Thread 18)
Positive behavioural appeal	An approving personal experience about an issue (“I live in the area and support this. I have not noticed any significant change in this since the consumption room opened but at least now the people doing it are less likely to die on the streets”). (Thread 12)
Negative behavioural appeal	A disapproving personal experience about an issue (“The local park and school are covered in needles now and friends are constantly clearing their gardens of needles as well”). (Thread 15)

Category	Short definition and example taken from the empirical data
Attitude towards DCR
- positive	Favourable summary evaluation of an object (“Glad, safe injection sites are returning to Glasgow”). (Thread 3)
- negative	Unfavourable summary evaluation of an object (“It (DCR) does not remove a barrier. The same people will consume drugs elsewhere”). (Thread 20)
- neutral	Unprejudiced summary evaluation of an object (“Geneva's safe consumption room is right outside their main train station”). (Thread 18)
Cognitive appeal pleading on
- one's personal opinion	A subjective judgment based on an individual's perspective on an issue (”Consumption rooms for street drugs are nonsensical”). (Thread 25)
- the expected benefit	Judgment of an anticipated advantage arising from action or project (“Providing this space, clean needles and supervision is a good example of harm reduction”). (Thread 15)
- the expected harm	Judgment of an anticipated disadvantage arising from action or project (“It (DCR) attracts more drug addicts to the area, making it worse for people who live nearby”). (Thread 6)
- the provision of evidence	Offering information to establish or refute claims relevant to an issue (“Every study with safe injection rooms has shown they help immensely”). (Thread 30)
- reasoning	Drawing of inferences or conclusions through the use of reason (“People are not going to just start shooting smack because they heard a DCR opened up near them”). (Thread 3)
- personal relevance	Highlighting importance of an issue for an individual (“If it (DCR) reduces harm, then that works for me”). (Thread 3)
- constructive solution	Proposing a way by which an activity could be developed further (“Medically supervised consumption rooms would be coupled with existing needle exchange programs”). (Thread 10)
Positive affective appeal, pleading on
- empathy	The ability of vicariously experiencing the feelings and experience of another (“I'm hoping it (DCR) saves some of these poor people's lives”). (Thread 5)
- hope	The expectation of fulfilment or success (“It (DCR) results in a stable situation which people then have a chance of improving”). (Thread 2)
Negative affective appeal, pleading on
- anger	A strong feeling of annoyance (“Feel bad for the unfortunate people who bought flats around there”). (Thread 9)
- discomfort	A feeling of uneasiness (“They collected 200 used needles from the area … it highlights something that you feel uncomfortable with”). (Thread 7)
- fear	An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger or harm (“It (DCR) is creating a hellhole. I would not want this near me”). (Thread 6)
- irritation	The state of feeling annoyed (“The state is literally giving people heroin, crazy”). (Thread 18)
Positive behavioural appeal	An approving personal experience about an issue (“I live in the area and support this. I have not noticed any significant change in this since the consumption room opened but at least now the people doing it are less likely to die on the streets”). (Thread 12)
Negative behavioural appeal	A disapproving personal experience about an issue (“The local park and school are covered in needles now and friends are constantly clearing their gardens of needles as well”). (Thread 15)

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