I wonder if the headline writer understood the irony of what they wrote. The "even if" wording is a debate tactic called Inoculation Theory. Like a (true) vaccine, the writer is pre-exposing readers to something before it can take hold. In this case, the something isn't a virus, it's Truth. ?
I wonder if the headline writer understood the irony of what they wrote. The "even if" wording is a debate tactic called Inoculation Theory. Like a (true) vaccine, the writer is pre-exposing readers to something before it can take hold. In this case, the something isn't a virus, it's Truth. ?