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This article is exactly why I prefer reading the abstracts from primary research articles. The title here is overly suggestive, it is way too wordy, and moreove
by vouaobrasil 4y ago
This article is exactly why I prefer reading the abstracts from primary research articles. The title here is overly suggestive, it is way too wordy, and moreover attempts to suggest more than there might be: (use of the word "harm" in "harmless" rather than something more direct). A better title would be "artificial sweetener may affect blood sugar and XYZ", and it could have summarized the findings in 1500 words instead of 4600. I realize it's a bit unkosher to criticize the article itself here but c'mon....this is over the top.
- bigpeopleareold 4y agoYou're right and the wording can lead for some to evoke existing implicit (or explicit!) biases one might have (like I do! But I didn't need research to tell me the stuff tastes nasty :D)
- 93po 4y agoThe entirety of journalism these days hinges on biased language to push narratives. There is no neutrality in journalism now, and I don't know enough about its history to say whether there ever was any.
- pgt 4y agoCould you kindly repost this comment as the abstract to the article’s referenced studies? Then you may have an upvote, sir.