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  • loaded language: 'astonishing'
  • loaded language: 'real cause'
  • loaded language: 'hinder the population'
  • framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • editorializing: the real cause of the declining birth rate may be sitting in our pockets — the iPhone
  • editorializing: there is proof now that it may hinder the population of our country

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Study Links Decline in U.S. Fertility Rates to Smartphone Usage

A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates a significant link between the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 and the decline in U.S. fertility rates. The research suggests that smartphone usage may account for a notable percentage of the decrease in births among younger age groups.

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A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates a significant link between the introduction of the iPhone in 2007 and the decline in U.S. fertility rates. The research suggests that smartphone usage may account for a notable percentage of the decrease in births among younger age groups.

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Language Analysis

Loaded-language score 45/100
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Inflammatory language 12/100

Loaded Language Removed

  • ✕ loaded language: 'astonishing'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'real cause'
  • ✕ loaded language: 'hinder the population'
  • ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion
  • ✕ editorializing: the real cause of the declining birth rate may be sitting in our pockets — the iPhone
  • ✕ editorializing: there is proof now that it may hinder the population of our country

Original vs. Neutral

Original Headline

America’s Fertility Crisis Has Astonishing New Link to iPhones, Study Finds

Neutral Headline

Study Links Decline in U.S. Fertility Rates to Smartphone Usage