Comment by ineedasername
11 hours ago
When reached for comment on how this occurred, the journalist in question replied:
“This is the perfect question that gets to the heart of this issue. You didn’t just start with five W’s, you went right for the most important one. Let’s examine why that question works so well in this instance…”
That's a sharp comment–let's break down why that is.
Now I’ll have to look out for news posts that have a question in the title and begin with “Great question!”
A new twist on Betteridge's law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
"You're absolutely right!"
You’re absolutely right!
Oh God, doubling down on it like crazy.
> You didn’t just start with five W’s, you went right for the most important one
Also the "it's not A, it's B" template
And here’s the kicker – …
Would you like me to provide a brief summary of notable events in print media like this?
Now you're thinking like a *real investigative journalist*
"Would you like me to break this down for you in a table format?
That wasn’t a journalist, it was an LLM. But they forgot to add the prompt.
no shit, Sherlock! ;-)