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Generally speaking, when a news headline asks a yes/no question, the answer is almost always "no." Otherwise they would've have just lead with the "fact" inste
by SunshineTheCat 1y ago
Generally speaking, when a news headline asks a yes/no question, the answer is almost always "no."
Otherwise they would've have just lead with the "fact" instead of speculation (which is most of what legacy news traffics in these days).
- brandall10 1y agoOtherwise known as Betteridge's law of headlines.
- amenhotep 1y agoIt's interesting to see an example of Betteridge's law where the consequent is normative rather than informative, though. "No, it shouldn't", rather than "no, it isn't".