In addition to the left-right spectrum, there&#x27;s also an authoritarianism scale. The one dimensional left-right spectrum seems to be bent into a horseshoe, with the open end facing up. The up-down axis measures authoritarianism. So the further towards the ends of the spectrum you are, the more authoritarian your stance is.<p>Others map this on 2-axes, like the D&amp;D alignment diagram.