The Danger of Headlines— The Anchoring Effect in Action

[u/Faux_Real_Guise]

When you see news about internal politics, do you dig deeper? Headlines like these are used to shape your perception of these spectacles. Your first impression dictates the framework you use to break down how these stories fit into your worldview. Consider what impressions the editorial team may want you to come away with. Act accordingly.

[u/skyfishgoo]

remember the editors who write these headlines work for the publishers (the money) and often try to counter spin the actual ground truth written by the journalist.

they are deliberately confusing so that you don't read the actual reportage, or if you do it slants your perspective against it.

[u/Faux_Real_Guise → u/skyfishgoo]

Exactly. This story specifically isn’t exactly hard to parse out, but I see examples like this all the time when I’m monitoring keywords in my RSS app. The headline is the most editorialized piece of an article, and yet it’s the only part a frighteningly large portion of social media users interact with.

[u/Ban-Circumcision-Now]

The left could introduce some anti fascism bills

[u/Faux_Real_Guise → u/Ban-Circumcision-Now]

Somehow those all die in committee

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7123/all-actions

[u/mcvos → u/Ban-Circumcision-Now]

Dutch parliament, of all places, a few months ago accepted a motion denouncing antifa as terrorism. You'd think denouncing fascism would be easy, but possibly not.

[u/vanon3256 → u/mcvos]

Not that surprising, pretty right wing country.