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Signals flagged in the original

  • loaded language: 'living hell'
  • loaded language: 'pleading for help'
  • loaded language: 'emotionally distressed'
  • framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • editorializing: leaving his parents pleading for help
  • editorializing: We are in our own living hell

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Auburn University Student Missing in Japan, Family Joins Search Efforts

James 'Weston' Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, has been missing in Japan since May 29. His last known location was at Yamashina Station, and search efforts by local police are ongoing in the area.

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Our neutral summary

James 'Weston' Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, has been missing in Japan since May 29. His last known location was at Yamashina Station, and search efforts by local police are ongoing in the area.

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Language Analysis

Loaded-language score 45/100
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Inflammatory language 8/100
Sentiment -50/100

Loaded Language Removed

  • ✕ loaded language: 'living hell'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'pleading for help'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'emotionally distressed'
  • ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • ✕ editorializing: leaving his parents pleading for help
  • ✕ editorializing: We are in our own living hell

Original vs. Neutral

Original Headline

Auburn University student disappears in Japan as parents join search: ‘In our own living hell’

Neutral Headline

Auburn University Student Missing in Japan, Family Joins Search Efforts