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Political bickering follows two deaths related to measles in Pennsylvania

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Wording

13%of the article’s sentences use a rhetorical technique

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What these techniques mean

Loaded Language Emotionally charged words that push a reaction instead of giving information.Show the first one ↓

Repetition Saying the same point again to make it stick, not to add to it.Show the first one ↓

Appeal to Fear Raising a threat to drive the reader’s view.Show the first one ↓

False Urgency Pressing for a reaction now, as if there were no time to think.Show the first one ↓

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What the model flagged

underlined: technique found; pick one to highlight its words tap a technique for why

“fabricated the deaths to score political points”

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Loaded Language · “fabricated the deaths to score political points”Why ›

The claim that Shapiro's office 'may have fabricated the deaths' is a serious accusation using charged language implying deliberate deception, reported as a direct quote from Kennedy — the content of the quote itself carries loaded implications.

“"covid" ×3”

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Repetition · “"covid" ×3”Why ›

Repeats key words or phrases to hammer ideas into the audience and make them seem more credible through familiarity.

“this is only going to get worse before it gets better” … “more interaction amongst unvaccinated children”

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Appeal to Fear · “this is only going to get worse before it gets better”, “more interaction amongst unvaccinated children”Why ›

The expert's quoted prediction that things will 'only get worse before it gets better' and that more unvaccinated children will interact creates anxiety about escalating danger.

“it's not too late to get yourself or your kids vaccinated”

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False Urgency · “it's not too late to get yourself or your kids vaccinated”Why ›

The phrase 'it's not too late' implies a closing window of opportunity, creating mild time pressure to act on vaccination.

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Analyzed 2026-08-28 04:00 UTC. Articles are sometimes updated after publication — if a quote here isn't in the current version, the piece has changed since.

Analyzed automatically with Semblen's fine-tuned model. These are rhetorical techniques, not political tilt — and finding one is not a claim that the article is false. Findings include language the outlet is quoting rather than asserting: we flag techniques wherever they appear, so check each quote against the original. The model has known false positives on strong-but-legitimate language, so treat each finding as a prompt to read closely, not a verdict. How articles are chosen →