tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post3323113606214330161..comments2023-08-19T06:19:28.990-04:00Comments on the nytpicker: Does Thomas L. Friedman Like Rhetorical Questions? Does A Bear Shit In The Woods? We Repeat, Does A Bear Shit In The Woods?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-75367800371013883352009-10-21T00:55:56.639-04:002009-10-21T00:55:56.639-04:00Friedman makes old scribe Abe "I"m writi...Friedman makes old scribe Abe "I"m writing as bad as I can" Rosenthal read like Shakespeare. Larding up his column with rhetorical fat is hardly his worst offense. Keep the criticism coming.Markie Moonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-50853081383109044002009-10-01T22:27:00.986-04:002009-10-01T22:27:00.986-04:00This Friedman guy is probably the worlds biggest c...This Friedman guy is probably the worlds biggest chode. With all due respect, he's breaking my douche-meter.Tyronenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-17117091671820614522009-09-21T22:18:06.372-04:002009-09-21T22:18:06.372-04:00Hello,
You nailed what was so damned annoying abo...Hello,<br /><br />You nailed what was so damned annoying about this article. It is infuriating that he doesn't have comments on his article. I actually searched to find somewhere to talk about how dumb this article was and I couldn't figure out why. Your post nailed why. Good work!thereyagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784299626804628023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-69672375386526171822009-09-20T16:34:25.158-04:002009-09-20T16:34:25.158-04:00Does holding up the NYT Magazine as an example of ...Does holding up the NYT Magazine as an example of good journalistic style make readers laugh even before the punchline?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-64890550746289051512009-09-20T13:46:07.063-04:002009-09-20T13:46:07.063-04:00Rhetorical questions in headlines are a common and...Rhetorical questions in headlines are a common and widely-accepted device. For example, from the last few issues of the NYT Magazine:<br /><br />"Are Your Friends Making You Fat?"<br /><br />"Does Ibuprofen Help Or Hurt During Exercise?"<br /><br />"How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?"<br /><br />"What Sort of Exercise Can Make You Smarter?"<br /><br />"Is There A Right Way To Pray?"<br /><br />We didn't write about those because, like the NYT, we sometimes consider the rhetorical question an effective way to raise a point. In moderation, it works.THE NYTPICKERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586823420394569667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-37364878398329882312009-09-20T13:09:25.932-04:002009-09-20T13:09:25.932-04:001) Was The NYTPicker Unfair To Dan Barry On His Co...1) Was The NYTPicker Unfair To Dan Barry On His Column About The Homeless Man Who Turned Out To Be A Child Rapist?<br /><br />2) Did Stephen Farrell Ignore Official Warnings On Reporting Trip's Dangers? British Paper Reports Military Anger At Farrell Over Deaths.<br />Do<br /><br /><br />3) Does NYT correspondent Stephen Farrell bear some responsibility for the deaths of his interpreter and a British soldier in the raid that freed him from captivity this week?<br /><br />4) WHO IS THE NYTPICKER?<br /><br />Okay, you don't have the same questions per 650 words, but shouldn't those who throw stones check to see if their house is made of glass?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com