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Betteridge's law of headlines

Betteridge's law of headlines is the alternative form of Betteridge's law.

Meaning of Betteridge's law

Proper noun

Betteridge's law

  1. An adage stating that any headline ending in a question mark can be correctly answered by the word "no".
    • No, no, hell no. The true answer is that there is no one answer; that what works best is a dynamic combination of solitary, pair, and group work, depending on the context, using your best judgement. Paired programming definitely has its place. (Betteridge’s Law strikes again!) In some cases that...2012 March 3, Jon Evans, “Pair Programming Considered Harmful?”, in TechCrunch, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2017
    Synonyms:
    Davis's law

Questions about Betteridge's law of headlines

What is Betteridge's law of headlines the alternative form of?
Betteridge's law of headlines is the alternative form of Betteridge's law.

Words near Betteridge's law of headlines in the dictionary

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