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| − | '''Clickbait''' is a pejorative term for sensationalist headlines, particularly on the Internet. Clickbait headlines are designed to attract clicks by curious readers who would not click on a more accurate headline. | + | '''Clickbait''' is a [[pejorative]] term for sensationalist headlines, particularly on the [[Internet]]. Clickbait headlines are designed to attract clicks by curious readers who would not click on a more accurate headline. |
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
| − | *[http://www.rawstory.com/2015/02/supreme-court-lets-stand-ruling-that-firing-woman-for-breastfeeding-not-sexist-because-men-can-lactate/ "Woman out of appeals after trial court says her firing for breastfeeding not sexist since men can lactate"]—as [http://www.snopes.com/info/news/menlactate.asp Snopes points out], the headline is a gross distortion of the | + | *[http://www.rawstory.com/2015/02/supreme-court-lets-stand-ruling-that-firing-woman-for-breastfeeding-not-sexist-because-men-can-lactate/ "Woman out of appeals after trial court says her firing for breastfeeding not sexist since men can lactate"]—as [http://www.snopes.com/info/news/menlactate.asp Snopes points out], the headline is a gross distortion of the [[fact]]s of the case |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Betteridge's law of headlines]] | *[[Betteridge's law of headlines]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:03, January 24, 2017
Clickbait is a pejorative term for sensationalist headlines, particularly on the Internet. Clickbait headlines are designed to attract clicks by curious readers who would not click on a more accurate headline.
Examples
- "Woman out of appeals after trial court says her firing for breastfeeding not sexist since men can lactate"—as Snopes points out, the headline is a gross distortion of the facts of the case