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Bernardo de La Paz

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5. The point of excerpts is to help the reader, not to cause them cognitive dissonance

Reply to Polybius (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 12, 2022, 04:17 PM

Feb 2022

Create cognitive dissonance and most people (wisely) will punt. Poor excerpts discourage following it up. Worse, they misrepresent the journalists and the source.

I presume you seek to write for your readers' benefit.

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This is the single most Republican-friendly state in the country [View all] Polybius Feb 2022 OP

I was surprised Maine was in the top ten of Republican states. I had always thought of them Vinca Feb 2022 #1

Bogus excerpt does not reflect article because badly cut up to misrepresent it Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #2

Or just click the link Polybius Feb 2022 #3

The point of excerpts is to help the reader, not to cause them cognitive dissonance Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #5

It was a perfectly good excerpt. I clicked the link and read the article, which is what most do? chia Feb 2022 #6

I knew it was no longer OK - anything to the L of Jim Jones is too liberal for them. Runningdawg Feb 2022 #4

There is a science fiction story where a whole WV town is sent back in time to 1632. Tommymac Feb 2022 #7

I've never heard of that story DFW Feb 2022 #8

The book is called 1632. former9thward Feb 2022 #9

LOL. Well, they actually notice right away... Tommymac Feb 2022 #10