I’d say this isn’t just a nitpicking, it’s pretty directly challenging the core claim. Or at least, if the essay didn’t want to be making that it’s core claim, it should have picked a different title. (I say that while generally endorsing the article)
This is a general problem – titles or headlines making stronger claims than the article – and seems to be due to a different person, or different people, choosing the title or headline than the person or persons that wrote the article.
I’d say this isn’t just a nitpicking, it’s pretty directly challenging the core claim. Or at least, if the essay didn’t want to be making that it’s core claim, it should have picked a different title. (I say that while generally endorsing the article)
This is a general problem – titles or headlines making stronger claims than the article – and seems to be due to a different person, or different people, choosing the title or headline than the person or persons that wrote the article.