Do scholars follow Betteridge’s Law? The use of questions in journal article titles

@a_peterman Here you can see more about the Betteridge’s law https://t.co/lmSmzPYaMK

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. https://t.co/6ycvaRakWv

@Mykhology Yeah, absolutely! Some evidence from scientometrics: https://t.co/UHDuGAn6ap

HT https://t.co/NQ5ibdlCuR

Hinchliffe's Rule states that "if a research paper's title is in the form of a yes–no question, the answer to that question will be 'no.'" (https://t.co/v5IpIBrOE8) In practice is broken more often than it's kept. https://t.co/4avbB52OiR https://t.co/C8

@DaveEvansPhD I like 1, it definitely creates the necessary intrigue to learn the answer. But, some people criticized it as click bait. If you are concerned about that, this might alleviate the doubts. https://t.co/lmSmzPYaMK

RT @dsquintana: Here’s a fantastic paper title I haven’t come across before, this one got an actual chuckle

Here’s a fantastic paper title I haven’t come across before, this one got an actual chuckle

@dsquintana https://t.co/0u0btpntDK

RT @BaobabJ: @AFEntomology @EntoProf @THJ1961 @UKLadybirds @ljhaavik @AdamHartScience @entoRaph @Toby_Bruce @ManuSaunders @MJSteinbauer For…

@AFEntomology @EntoProf @THJ1961 @UKLadybirds @ljhaavik @AdamHartScience @entoRaph @Toby_Bruce @ManuSaunders @MJSteinbauer For my 2 papers ending in a question mark I have a yes and a no, but it was an interesting no and more a call to action. And someone

@dr_know @deevybee And here’s one: https://t.co/H9BCqL5efE

@MVirtanen @JariLiski @AriJLaaksonen @IlmaTiede @NesslingSaatio Tämä laki ei välttämättä päde akateemisessa maailmassa. https://t.co/WkcJY7sAz4

@mg0314a Depends on the authority of the publication within its peer group. Source: https://t.co/17r23YEKLk, empirical observation and subjective knowledge. :) https://t.co/gMStVmI11G

@SinaKhatami Betteridge's law of journalism. https://t.co/l7MNUhtLq3

"We examine [… all] articles in the year 2014 from five [top- and mid-range] journals in each of 6 academic fields" https://t.co/nDYv3wnIr7

Headlines important, though, see local paper the Belfast Telegraph with its now paragraphs, confusing. Need pithy non question mark headers! https://t.co/f1cOUhBt0n

RT @williamcrawley: Hard as it may be to believe, this is not a hoax academic paper. https://t.co/H3B9D0ITZ3

RT @williamcrawley: Hard as it may be to believe, this is not a hoax academic paper. https://t.co/H3B9D0ITZ3

Hard as it may be to believe, this is not a hoax academic paper. https://t.co/H3B9D0ITZ3

@kpelton @DaneCreekPhoto https://t.co/HK2uiL6HN9

.@BetteridgesLaw https://t.co/7cD0VbTwsB

RT @robinhanson: Of 7845 academic journal articles, 86 had yes/no question in title that gave answer: 52 yes, 34 no, 9 depends. https://t.c…

Of 7845 academic journal articles, 86 had yes/no question in title that gave answer: 52 yes, 34 no, 9 depends. https://t.co/PabI5Ct9Ls

This article about Hinchliffe's Rule, by arguing against H.'s Rule, is itself evidence for H.'s Rule. #brainexplodes https://t.co/6EWLALXUYV

Betteridge's Law: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no" https://t.co/z4KBCrmtKs https://t.co/152kEcacwc

Do scholars follow Betteridge’s Law? The use of questions in journal article titles https://t.co/ICXBCHz6ge

RT @JamesCookUMA: "Do scholars follow Betteridge’s Law?" published in #Scientometrics https://t.co/d3TRvFvNef

Do scholars follow Betteridge’s Law? The use of questions in journal article titles https://t.co/PnTirGuNzM

RT @uranus_2: 論文のタイトルに疑問形をつけることはすくなく、つけたとしてもyes/noで答えられるようなものではなく、たとえ答えられたとしてもnoよりyesの方が多い。Do scholars follow Betteridge’s Law? https://t.c…

RT @uranus_2: 論文のタイトルに疑問形をつけることはすくなく、つけたとしてもyes/noで答えられるようなものではなく、たとえ答えられたとしてもnoよりyesの方が多い。Do scholars follow Betteridge’s Law? https://t.c…

論文のタイトルに疑問形をつけることはすくなく、つけたとしてもyes/noで答えられるようなものではなく、たとえ答えられたとしてもnoよりyesの方が多い。Do scholars follow Betteridge’s Law? https://t.co/DLVnGnwm1s