"As the president of the United States, you have power to change the course of history, and the responsibility to save lives right now," the staffers wrote.

“As the president of the United States, you have power to change the course of history, and the responsibility to save lives right now,” the staffers wrote.

    • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      8 months ago

      Because it’s grammatically correct it’s not intentionally misleading. “As” is the keyword. Run has 645 meanings. Just because people interpret a phrase differently doesn’t mean it’s wrong, or malicious.

            • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
              3·
              8 months ago

              The context is in the article. It could be argued that it is in the headline too, but some obviously have interpreted it differently.

              Edit: Replace “as” with “while” and maybe you’ll understand.

                • TokenBoomer@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
                  2·
                  8 months ago

                  I’m not trying to be condescending. I’m just incapable of explaining this in a satisfactory way. Those criticizing the headline are not pointing out anything meaningful. The information in the article correlates with the headline. Biden has the ability to endorse a ceasefire, “while” his former staffers are urging him to do so.

                  • slackassassin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                    8·
                    8 months ago

                    You are incapable of explaining it because it is an incredibly common and recognizable representation of a bad faith headline.