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The headline is clickbate. According to the article it says it closed due to COVID and the attack.
by hsnewman 4y ago
The headline is clickbate. According to the article it says it closed due to COVID and the attack.
- hunter2_ 4y agoYes, but at the same time, an experienced consumer of headlines should parse this syntax as "Illinois college to shut down. Illinois college hit by ransomeware attack, as well." (i.e., despite weaving the two things together, causation isn't actually claimed). I don't like it, but it's been the nature of the headline game since long before clicks.