) ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁hand ▁and ▁the ▁commun ists ▁on ▁the ▁other , ▁despite ▁their ▁opposite ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁left – right ▁axis . ▁As ▁Hans ▁E ys en ck ▁described ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁book ▁S ense ▁and ▁N ons ense ▁in ▁Psych ology , ▁E ys en ck ▁compiled ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁political ▁statements ▁found ▁in ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁political ▁tract s ▁and ▁asked ▁subjects ▁to ▁rate ▁their ▁agreement ▁or ▁disag re ement ▁with ▁each . ▁Sub m itting ▁this ▁value ▁question naire ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁process ▁of ▁factor ▁analysis ▁used ▁by ▁Fer g us on , ▁E ys en ck ▁drew ▁out ▁two ▁factors , ▁which ▁he ▁named ▁" Rad ical ism " ▁( R - factor ) ▁and ▁" T ender - M ind ed ness " ▁( T - factor ). ▁ ▁Such ▁analysis ▁produces ▁a ▁factor ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁it ▁corresponds ▁to ▁a ▁real - world ▁phenomen on ▁and ▁so ▁ca ution ▁must ▁be ▁exerc ised ▁in ▁its ▁interpretation . ▁While ▁E ys en ck ' s ▁R - factor ▁is ▁easily ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁classical ▁" left – right " ▁dimension , ▁the ▁T - factor ▁( re present ing ▁a ▁factor ▁drawn ▁at ▁right ▁angles ▁to ▁the ▁R - factor ) ▁is ▁less ▁intuit ive , ▁as ▁high - sc or ers ▁fav ored ▁pac if ism , ▁ra cial ▁equality , ▁religious ▁education ▁and ▁restrictions ▁on ▁abort ion , ▁while ▁low - sc or ers ▁had ▁att itudes ▁more ▁friendly ▁to