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Label Opinion as Opinion

3 min readUpdated 20 Jul 2026Required for Opinion, Analysis, Quick take

Readers need to know when you're reporting and when you're arguing. Both are welcome; mixing them without saying so isn't.

The rule

A piece that argues for a position must:

  1. Use the Opinion or Analysis type, which adds the label readers see.
  2. Keep facts sourced even inside an argument.
  3. Say what would change your mind, where you can.

In Practice

HeadlinesAn opinion headline can take a side; a news headline can't.
Mixed piecesSplit the explainer and the argument into sections.

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