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The title of the post isn't asking HN users a question
by gpmcadam 2y ago
The title of the post isn't asking HN users a question
- batch12 2y agoLooks like a question to me. Even has a little curly punctuation mark at the end.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y ago> The title of the post isn't asking *HN users* a question
- batch12 2y agoSo everyone else then? Sounds like someone is just grumpy today.
- oneeyedpigeon 2y agoThe headline of the article is a rhetorical question, one that the article itself then answers in detail. It's a very common device.
- batch12 2y agoYes, it is a common clickbait tactic. Also, rhetorical questions, by definition, don't get answered. If it's rhetorical then the article content is pointless? I don't see why this bothers you all. Saved me a click so I appreciate the comment.
- arrowsmith 2y agoTrue, but most people will have clicked through to the HN comments without reading the actual article. So I suppose it's helpful for the comments to give a succinct answer to the question for the people who don't know.
- mattl 2y agoOK.