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Q&A Can we use a title that alludes the opposite of what we're arguing for?

You can. You are writing a critique of something, and that is the thing in the title. I could write an article "Cash Bail" and argue how cash bail (in the USA) is discriminatory because it allows...

posted 5y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:57Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/48807
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:12:00Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T13:12:00Z (about 5 years ago)
You can. You are writing a **_critique_** of something, and that is the thing in the title.

I could write an article "Cash Bail" and argue how cash bail (in the USA) is discriminatory because it allows rich people to await trial out of jail while forcing poor people that cannot afford thousands of dollars in bail to remain in jail, thus being punished.

Just because you name something in your Title, isn't a promise of what you will say about it. It is a promise that this is what you will be **writing about**. It shouldn't be misleading.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-11-02T10:22:17Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 2