- Support for Claims:
Are all claims supported by evidence, or are they sometimes supported by more claims?
The New York Post (as linked from Dredge Report): The claims made in the article are supported by testimonial witness, and claims made by the accuser in the rape allegations. Not all the claims are supported by evidence as there is no proof that there had been any forceful sexual encounters. All the article says is that they were together, they knew each other for several years, and that the woman in question, one Britney Taylor, has passed a lie detector test,
The New York Times: Most of the claims in the article are supported by evidence. The author rarely claims something without backing it up with evidence.
The BBC Sports : All of the claims in the article are based on evidence. It states that he is innocent and there’s not much evidence of what he is being accused. “This is a money grab. I’ll repeat this: This is a money grab. In my opinion, this is a money grab.”- Rosenhaus
2. Credible Evidence:
Is the evidence used to support the claims from credible sources (relevant, sufficient, typical, accurate)?
The New York Post (as linked from Dredge Report): The sources that claim that the two people knew each other and worked with one another are all credible. They are consistent with their information and are all reliable third party sources. The claims about the rape itself and the lie detector tests though are all based on her word alone, and Antonio browns denial of the incident is again, all on just his words.
The New York Times: The evidence used to support the author’s claims are very valid.They are valid because they are quotes said by the accuser. Now we do not know if the accuser is correct or not, we do know that indeed she did say these things, and that is what the author is going off of.
The BBC Sports : Most of the evidence are quotes so it was valid evidence but not proven. The evidence were more likely opinions without accusate no one.
3. Emotions:
Are emotions used to lead us to make judgments or feel a certain way?
The New York Post (as linked from Dredge Report): The way the article is written it is leading the reader to assume nothing. They want us to understand all the things going on in this incredible difficult situation. There is a bit of language like “After several months, the shock, disbelief and denial gave way to overwhelming bouts of anxiety, and Ms. Taylor fell into a deep depression,” the suit claims. “She has had near-daily panic attacks, frequent suicidal ideations, and insomnia. And “It has been extremely difficult for her to process that Brown could betray and violate her so completely.” To try and paint the character of both Britney and Antonio brown. This is more on the fault of the people involved and less on the article however.
The New York Times: The article uses emotion not to judge the audience. They say clearly in the article that these are claims made by the accuser, and are not proven, they are just accusations.
The BBC Sports : The article do not involve the emotions of the accused , but it shows the lawyer feels conmovated for what is Brown going through.
4.Word Choice:
Does the word choice simply present the facts with neutral language? Neutral language = Fair
Does the word choice lead you to make judgments about the facts or feel a certain way about them? Leading Language = Biased
The New York Post (as linked from Dredge Report): The language of the article that the writer adds does not lead the audience one way or another. Only the words of the people involved do so.
The New York Times: I would say that the word choice in the article was very fair. They did not use words to favor Antonio Brown, or to discredit him.They also did not favor the female or discredit her. In other words, they aren’t trying to slander Antonio Brown. They are simply reporting on the facts that they received.
The BBC Sports: The language of the article is Fair because the lawyer just gives his opinion on calling the situation ‘’Money Grab’’. No more no less.
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