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Off topic: What is this form of title when they add stuff like "Yes, Even Mississippi" which doesn't add any value? Is there a term for it?
by patatino 8y ago
Off topic: What is this form of title when they add stuff like "Yes, Even Mississippi" which doesn't add any value? Is there a term for it?
- andybak 8y agoWhy would you say it doesn't add value? It doesn't add factual information but that isn't what a title is for.
- JorgeGT 8y agoI'm tempted to classify it as an instance of the logical fallacy appeal to emotion.
- patatino 8y agoThank you, I think that's what I was looking for.
- kiallmacinnes 8y agoIn this case, it kinda does add something. The post is a reaction to a magazine article which states the UK is poorer than all states except Mississippi..
- jkingsbery 8y agoIf you read the article, the author was commenting on another article that made a claim that the UK compared unfavorably to every state except Mississippi. So, it does add value, it's stressing that by some particular metric the UK compares unfavorably "Even [to] Mississippi."