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There’s a fascinating Wikipedia page on hip hop rivalries. I don’t know where they get the energy. Also I enjoyed this Wikipedia warning:

The neutrality of this article or section may be compromised by “weasel words.”

Weasel words? According to Wikipedia:

Weasel words are words or phrases that smuggle bias into seemingly supported statements without attributing opinions to verifiable sources. Weasel words give the force of authority to a statement without letting the reader decide if the source of the opinion is reliable. If a statement can’t stand on its own without weasel words, it lacks neutral point of view; either a source for the statement should be found, or the statement should be removed.

For example, “Montreal is the nicest city in the world,” is a biased or normative statement. Application of a weasel word can give the illusion of neutral point of view: “Some people say Montreal is the nicest city in the world.”

Good information.

Posted on - August 20, 2006 [at] 1:40 pm by Brad
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