LOADED WORDS
“freedom fighter” — what this word changes.
"Freedom fighter" frames combatants as noble. The contrast term "militant" frames the same combatants as violent threats.
“freedom fighter” makes the story feel like
noble, justified, on the right side of history.
The contrast: “militant”
The other side's framing of the same event: violent, threatening, on the wrong side.
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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.