Does every question mark deserve a Betteridge?

# Summary The author questions the validity of Betteridge's Law—the principle that any headline ending in a question mark can be answered with "no"—by exploring when question marks in titles are actually problematic versus legitimate. While acknowledging the law has some merit as a descriptor of how news incentives shape headlines, the author argues it's unclear whether question marks are universally bad, whether they're only acceptable if answered with a definitive "yes," or what exactly makes dunking on question-mark headlines appropriate. The piece suggests Betteridge's Law is most useful as a neutral observation about journalistic practices rather than as a blanket criticism of all question-mark titles.