Author profiling

Author profiling is like guessing who wrote a book or article by looking at different clues in their writing. Just like how you can tell if your friend wrote a note by recognizing their handwriting, people who study author profiling can recognize certain patterns in an author's writing style.

Here's an example: If someone always uses very formal sounding words, it's likely they are a very educated person. Or if an author tends to use a lot of slang or abbreviated words, they might be younger or from a specific region.

By looking at patterns like this, researchers can try to figure out some things about the person who wrote a particular piece of writing. It's like being a detective trying to solve a mystery about who wrote something!