https://digitalwriting.site/2024/09/21/the-importance-of-a-google-search-in-an-era-of-rage-bait/ Experiments in Digital Content Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://digitalwriting.site/2024/09/21/the-importance-of-a-google-search-in-an-era-of-rage-bait/#comment-454 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:38:57 +0000 https://digitalwriting.site/?p=1366#comment-454 In the case of your final scenario, where you find out the article was telling the truth, I don’t think you can consider it rage-baiting. I know I am probably talking semantics, but any reputable source will surely be above rage-baiting. Or, maybe a better way to say it is that hindsight is 20/20? Like a difference between an article making you angry from misinformation and one that contains actual terrible news. Is the level of ‘manipulative tactics’ the same? A reputable source using the most dramatic heading to get as many eyes on them is a common tactic. I struggle with headings all the time.

]]> https://digitalwriting.site/2024/09/21/the-importance-of-a-google-search-in-an-era-of-rage-bait/#comment-448 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 20:03:17 +0000 https://digitalwriting.site/?p=1366#comment-448 In the context of emotion, SIFT is extremely important! You make a great point about rage baiting. Information that pulls at our emotions is less likely to be thought through. So, stopping for a second in those situations is essential. I feel like stopping is also important when we have low risk, too. Yea, it takes effort to stop the flow of thoughts and focus on something you aren’t particularly passionate about, but it trains the mind to be aware and conscious. So-and-so celebrities are building a bunker for the end times (an actual theory I’ve heard)? I could care less about that, I would actually laugh a little bit, but it is still important to stop in those low risk moments and ask, where is this coming from? And why? That way, when you come across a seemingly low risk article that turns out to be important, you catch it.

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