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In journalism, the argument is as follows: If the answer to the question is "yes," it is a stronger/more authoritative headline to simply assert instead of pose
by Spellman 8y ago
In journalism, the argument is as follows:
If the answer to the question is "yes," it is a stronger/more authoritative headline to simply assert instead of pose a question.
Therefore, any headline that poses a question will result in the answer being "no."
It doesn't apply in this case because it's a Quora question and not an editorialized piece of journalism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
- choxi 8y agoInteresting, thanks