Betteridge's Law
name/ˈbɛtɹɪd͡ʒɪz ˌlɔː/UK/ˈbɛtɹɪd͡ʒəz ˌlɔ/US/ˈbɛtɹɪd͡ʒəz ˌlɑ/
Etymology
Named after British technology journalist Ian Betteridge who wrote about the phenomenon in a February 2009 online article, although the general concept is older.
Definitions
Alternative letter-case form of Betteridge's law.
- And from the National Journal: “When U.S. Steps Back, Will Russia and China Control the Internet?” As Betteridge’s Law of Headlines suggests, the answer is no.
An adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be correctly answered by…
An adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be correctly answered by the word "no".
- Conforming to Betteridge’s law of headlines, the answer is no – or at least, not yet.
- And from the National Journal: “When U.S. Steps Back, Will Russia and China Control the Internet?” As Betteridge’s Law of Headlines suggests, the answer is no.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA