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It's not misleading at all. Mentioning "son" in this context was to imply nepotism, not to attempt to mislead the reader into thinking the son is a child.
by zach_garwood 7y ago
It's not misleading at all. Mentioning "son" in this context was to imply nepotism, not to attempt to mislead the reader into thinking the son is a child.
- andrewwharton 7y agoAfter reading only the headline, I for one assumed it was the official's child, so it's at least somewhat misleading, perhaps not intentionally though.
- jolmg 7y agoAt least personally, I generally don't assume son or daughter imply age. It's just the relationship. Here's an example headline where the son was almost 100 years old[1]: > JRR Tolkien's son Christopher dies aged 95 [1] https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/16/jrr-tolkiens-son-christopher-dies-aged-95 https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/16/jrr-tolkiens-s...