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"As the president of the United States, you have power to change the course of history, and the responsibility to save lives right now," the staffers wrote.

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[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

So, you didn’t like, or understand the headline, and that’s the author’s fault. Fair point. It doesn’t make it grammatically incorrect though. Email the writer and let them know, if it means that much to you.

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

So they were grammatically correct with their intentionally misleading headline. Glad everyone reached a consensus.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Because it’s grammatically correct it’s not intentionally misleading. “As” is the keyword. Run has 645 meanings. Just because people interpret a phrase differently doesn’t mean it’s wrong, or malicious.

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Except that it is obviously both wrong and malicious.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I proved that it is not grammatically wrong, can you prove that it is malicious?

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

It leaves out context, intentionally. If this was a fox news headline, I'd say the same thing, and you'd agree.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The context is in the article. It could be argued that it is in the headline too, but some obviously have interpreted it differently.

Edit: Replace “as” with “while” and maybe you’ll understand.

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Indeed.

Edit: You are just being condescending and not pointing out anything meaningful.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I’m not trying to be condescending. I’m just incapable of explaining this in a satisfactory way. Those criticizing the headline are not pointing out anything meaningful. The information in the article correlates with the headline. Biden has the ability to endorse a ceasefire, “while” his former staffers are urging him to do so.

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You are incapable of explaining it because it is an incredibly common and recognizable representation of a bad faith headline.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Summarizing an article and writing a headline isn’t easy. I know from experience. It may be in bad faith, it doesn’t appear that way to me. It doesn’t detract from the relevant information in the article.

[-] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

FWIW I think the administration could, should, and (unfortunately) probably won't do more to support a cease fire.

I just don't think my opinion justifies misrepresenting what actually occurred in a headline intentionally.

And the author of the headline did. They knew. And if you have experience, you know they knew.

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