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Another case of slimy headlining: writing "as" and hoping people hear "because". This problem is widespread these days.
by octoberfranklin 4y ago
Another case of slimy headlining: writing "as" and hoping people hear "because".
This problem is widespread these days.
- IfOnlyYouKnew 4y agoThe problem that you are reading things that aren’t there?
- scbrg 4y agoPlease, the phrasing is obviously meant to make the reader jump to conclusions. The headline wasn't "El Salvador expected to default as Hacker News readers bicker about wording", even if that would have been equally true (and relevant?).
- el-salvador 4y agoIMHO thee headline in the Spanish original article was badly worded too "El mercado augura que El Salvador entrará en impago por haber convertido el bitcoin en moneda legal" https://elpais.com/america/economia/2022-05-09/el-mercado-augura-un-default-de-el-salvador-por-su-matrimonio-con-el-bitcoin.html https://elpais.com/america/economia/2022-05-09/el-mercado-au...