Does every question mark deserve a Betteridge?

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The author examines Betteridge’s law, which states that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered 'no', and questions its blanket application as a critical tool.
Question marks in titles are not inherently bad; they become problematic when they imply a novel or interesting claim that the article fails to substantiate.
Betteridge dunking is appropriate only when the question mark is abused, such as with fabricated or settled issues passed off as open debates.
The modern internet incentivizes overconfident and aggressive titles, but accurate signaling of content should be the goal, even for nuanced or inconclusive essays.
The best use of Betteridge’s law is as a reader’s self-defense trick to detect overhyped claims, not as a blanket indictment of question-mark headlines.

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