[SAtalk] Hype words and meta tests and new ideas for rules

[Christopher Eykamp]

I am starting a collection of "hype" words that I can use in conjunction 
with other tests to boost scores and reduce false positives.  The idea 
works like this:  If you have an email with the words "pain relief", I 
would give it a small score, because that phrase could occur in a 
legitimate email.  If that email also contained certain "hype" words, such 
as "amazing", then, using a meta test, I could increase the score a 
bit.  Note that the presence of the word "amazing" by itself would add 
nothing to the score.

So a couple of questions:

Is this a good idea?
Would it justify the overhead of the multiple new meta rules that would be 
required to put it into practice?
What are some good candidate "hype" words?
What sorts of rules would make good candidates for pairing the hype words with?

Thanks,

Chris



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