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Truly curious: do you think every article based on a study showing strong evidence for something should have a title that implies "it can go either way"? Perso
by tbwriting 6y ago
Truly curious: do you think every article based on a study showing strong evidence for something should have a title that implies "it can go either way"?
Personally I would trust readers to click on the article and decide for themselves. Otherwise, it's a bit infantilizing, no?
- TameAntelope 6y agoI don't think a single study showing strong anything is of much use beyond, "Hey that's interesting, I would love to know more!" Articles summarizing studies as described should use language accordingly. Otherwise you risk certainty-addicts swarming and shouting down reasonable circumspection.
- jayd16 6y ago>article based on a study showing strong evidence You mean a blog that loosely cites two papers of unknown quality and draws novel conclusions not from the papers? Yes, it absolutely should not be stated as fact.
- ben509 6y ago> Personally I would trust readers to click on the article... This is already contrary to all available evidence.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 6y agoI believe the article ought not be written at all, since there's barely any signal. But if you have to write it, communicating the level of certainty in the title would be a virtue. At any rate, this article is marketing, not communication.
- whiddershins 6y agoNote how many upvotes this article has, and how long it has been on the front of HN. How many people have skimmed the the headlines and had this assertion register semi-consciously as a fact, whether or not they even looked at the article or comments. Misinformation noise.