Re:NYT reporter falsely accuses tech investor of using a slur
by eitland on Monday February 08, 2021 @04:11PM
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> "Stasi notebooks", really?
Hyperbole is a well known tool in writing.
Here it is obvious that he is using it and it resonates with many of the readers. I say he used it well.
When is hyperbole wrong? IMO most often when it isn't obvious. If a normally capable but uninformed reader actually believe it to be true word-by-word then it is missing its mark.
I might feel more strongly about this than you since a bunch of my friends has been on the receiving end of some major abuse of power by journalistic powerhouses around here.
Hyperbole is a well known tool in writing.
Here it is obvious that he is using it and it resonates with many of the readers. I say he used it well.
When is hyperbole wrong? IMO most often when it isn't obvious. If a normally capable but uninformed reader actually believe it to be true word-by-word then it is missing its mark.
I might feel more strongly about this than you since a bunch of my friends has been on the receiving end of some major abuse of power by journalistic powerhouses around here.