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  • loaded language: 'shot down'
  • loaded language: 'insists'
  • loaded language: 'having any of it'
  • loaded language: 'rot in jail where he belongs'
  • loaded language: 'difficult to fathom'
  • framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • framing: selective emphasis on the judge's background as an Obama appointee
  • editorializing: Neither Moss nor Merriam-Webster was having any of it

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D.C. Judge Rules '86-47' Protest Slogan Is Protected Speech

A D.C. judge ruled that the protest slogan '86-47' is protected speech, rejecting law enforcement's attempts to stop its display. The ruling highlighted the non-violent interpretation of the term '86' and came in the context of ongoing protests regarding the impeachment of President Trump.

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Our neutral summary

A D.C. judge ruled that the protest slogan '86-47' is protected speech, rejecting law enforcement's attempts to stop its display. The ruling highlighted the non-violent interpretation of the term '86' and came in the context of ongoing protests regarding the impeachment of President Trump.

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Language Analysis

Loaded-language score 65/100
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Inflammatory language 14/100

Loaded Language Removed

  • ✕ loaded language: 'shot down'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'insists'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'having any of it'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'rot in jail where he belongs'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'difficult to fathom'
  • ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • ✕ framing: selective emphasis on the judge's background as an Obama appointee
  • ✕ editorializing: Neither Moss nor Merriam-Webster was having any of it
  • ✕ vague attribution: a member of the group is understood to have explained

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Original Headline

Judge Rules ‘86-47’ Protest Slogan Is Protected Speech

Neutral Headline

D.C. Judge Rules '86-47' Protest Slogan Is Protected Speech