4 ms·
This is a very common tactic in journalism nowadays, you can often tell the bias of the article by whether they say "died after X encounter" vs "killed by X".
by Dig1t 3y ago
This is a very common tactic in journalism nowadays, you can often tell the bias of the article by whether they say "died after X encounter" vs "killed by X".
Not saying that this particular instance has a strong bias, but in general it's interesting once you start noticing it.
- robertlagrant 3y agoThis is constant. If the author agrees with something someone says, they'll say that the person "pointed out" something. If not, it's "claimed".
- robocat 3y agoRussell or emotive conjugation: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotive_conjugation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotive_conjugation It would be nice to have a better word for this type of manipulation. We all do it constantly! My risk management is your gambling.