Fox NewsRight
“Border crisis worsens as monthly crossings hit record”
LOADED WORDS
“crisis” — what this word changes.
"Crisis" frames an event as an emergency demanding action. The contrast term "situation" frames the same event as manageable.
“crisis” makes the story feel like
emergency, urgent, government must act.
The contrast: “situation”
The other side's framing of the same event: manageable, routine, no urgency required.
See the “situation” page →Live headlines using “crisis”
No live headlines using “crisis” right now. Optics scans 600+ feeds every 5 minutes — check back as new stories appear. Memorable historical examples below.
CNNCenter-left
“Migration numbers up at southern border, officials say”
Historical examples chosen to show how the word changes the first impression of the same event. Live matches will replace these as soon as outlets use “crisis” again.
How Optics uses these words
Optics doesn't decide which framing is “right.” It surfaces them so a reader can see, in one glance, that the same event is being labeled completely differently depending on which outlet picked the verb. See the full loaded-word catalog or read the methodology.