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>somewhat sensationalistic What a cynical comment. The title doesn't even say rare, and there's only a few dozen found in "all of Europe", ever. What could pos

• pessimizer 3y ago
  "Somewhat sensationalistic" ranks somewhere around "slightly uncomfortable" or "a little misleading" on the cynicism scale. I know it's trendy to write entire comments responding to a single, passing word usage in someone else's comment, but...
  • mtrower 3y ago
    I wouldn't say it's used in passing. I'd say it's the entire point of their comment. Whether the usage was reasonable I don't feel qualified to comment on.
• Archelaos 3y ago
  > What could possibly be seen as sensationalist here? I wrote "somewhat" on purpose, meaning something in the middle between "really sensationalistic" and "quite interesting". The sensationalist aspect of the article is that it gives the uninformed reader the impression that it is something like the find of the year, which it really isn't. Yes, it is a nice find and well-preserved, but in the end, everything is rare if one only narrows down the area enough. Instead, the author should have informed the reader that bronze swords are often quite well-preserved and why this is the case, and that "rare" does not mean "one or two others", but "about 200 others of this specific type and thousands of others considering all types".