- Apr 2017
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21stcenturywire.com 21stcenturywire.com
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dare to question
taking sides
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demonizing any American parents
strong words, clearly taking a side (could have said criticising, for example).
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In case you haven’t noticed
provocative statement, sarcarstic
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has declared war
passionate statement
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Big Pharma
biased terminology
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VACCINATED
all-caps for emphasis
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Prove
strong assessment
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Hoax
Bias in title, but ambiguous at first (hoax in which direction?)
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Measles has doomsday capabilities.
bold to strengthen the statement to highlight danger
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And there is now a chickenpox vaccine available, too.
stressing that even less dangerous illness has now a vaccine
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This is backed up by NewScientist.com:
adding quotation for further strengthening of claim and support
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However, there’s a stark contrast between measles and chickenpox as Redditor kgt5003 eloquently explains in a discussion about ancient Egyptians and the measles.
bring up evidence from scientific source with precise quotation to make solid claim
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President Obama, Governor Chris Christie, and other public officials
authority of source
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Here are the top 5 conspiracy theories associated with measles and other sorts of vaccines.
structure to provide more credibility
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CNN reports
source
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But what is the anti-vaxxer movement and what sort of fringe theories do they believe?
question as a rhetorical artifact
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Anti-vaxxers choose to still view measles this way, as another childhood illness similar to chickenpox.
using boldface to summarise view of conspiracists
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1. Egyptians Thought Measles was a Natural Stage of Childhood Development
boldfaced. Historical stuff as evidence of pre-medicine (so more mythical than science)
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In 2014, there were 644 cases of measles reported total.
very factual, but part of inferential chain.
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just
taking a stance
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Measles Outbreak in U.S.: Top 5 Conspiracy Theories
Title uses biased terminology
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