Sad article... even sadder is Fox News' attempt to turn it into propoganda

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Unfortunately, yes, I did, when I was younger. Didn't make a dime for doing it.

So, why is it wrong for an opinion piece to have a question mark in the headline?

Its journalistic principle that if an article has a question in the headline, the answer is always no. The author is trying to form your opinion before you read it. It means your article doesn't provide enough substantial information to allow the readers to form their own opinion.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines

If an article asks you a question before you read it, answer no and skip over it.

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Its journalistic principle that if an article has a question in the headline, the answer is always no. The author is trying to form your opinion before you read it. It means your article doesn't provide enough substantial information to allow the readers to form their own opinion.

Betteridge's law of headlines - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If an article asks you a question before you read it, answer no and skip over it.

Even Betteridge has broken his own "law". Does the Mac App Store allow commercial use? | News | TechRadar

It's not actually a "law", it's Betteridge's own opinion. I don't necessarily disagree with it either, but I am intelligent enough to be able to read an article and determine if the article is "bullshit" (as Betteridge" puts it so eloquently) - no matter how the headline might be displayed.

So, what at Betteridge's credentials for stating this "law", and who is he?
He is a technology writer in the UK. That's what he is. He goes through old content and edits it to be more current, and he writes a lot of pro-Mac articles (self-described).
His writing style is hardly objective, as most of his non-tech articles are attacks on conservatives/Republicans. He is a fine journalist, in your opinion, correct?
He graduated from Hatfield Polytechnic in 1989 with a BA (Hons) in Humanities. His employment history speaks volumes - you should review it, then tell us how he is qualified to state this "law" that you wish to promote as a basis for your statement.