merde alors to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 13 days agoCan all headlines that are questions be answered with No?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1message-squareCan all headlines that are questions be answered with No?merde alors to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 13 days agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelurch (he/him)linkfedilinkarrow-up7·13 days agoFor news/article headlines, I estimate 90% are No, if they are Yes/No questions. The reason is, the author had nothing interesting/new to tell, but needs to bait people to visit the news site to make money. However, this Wiki page has some actual studies about it, not just my personal estimate: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines Also, there’s a new trend of adding “Here’s why” to the end of headlines of really bad news articles.
minus-squaremagnetosphere@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days ago“Here’s why” is basically a red flag for me. DO NOT READ THIS TRIPE!
minus-squaremorbidcactus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 days ago“They thought they would be informed, then they read the headline”
For news/article headlines, I estimate 90% are No, if they are Yes/No questions. The reason is, the author had nothing interesting/new to tell, but needs to bait people to visit the news site to make money.
However, this Wiki page has some actual studies about it, not just my personal estimate: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
Also, there’s a new trend of adding “Here’s why” to the end of headlines of really bad news articles.
“Here’s why” is basically a red flag for me. DO NOT READ THIS TRIPE!
“They thought they would be informed, then they read the headline”