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Yeah, that sentence stuck out to me too. The way it's worded and positioned seems to make it very random and cold, when compared to the rest of the article.

• pbiggar 15y ago
  I think that comes from the "inverted pyramid" style of writing that journalists typically use. Most important stuff first, filler at the end.
  • chimeracoder 15y ago
    That's exactly what happened. Writers are taught to put the least important parts at the end, so that the editors know what to cut when trying to reach word count targets. When several standalone sentences are written (like here), editors are supposed to know that they can move that sentence to a more appropriate place, or cut out those that don't go well together. Think of it like a 'filler sentences' bank that the writer provides for the editor who will end up rewriting the end of the story. This here is just an example of very shoddy editing.
    • gcb 15y ago
      think it's less about the writting method and more about the priorization