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As a kid, I thought the Worcester water tasted strange to me—older, somehow. There was a hint of a run-off in it

Esquire
Summary
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57% Informative

John Sutter : Fluoridation of water supply in Worcester , Massachusetts , is a political issue.

Sutter 's grandfather owned a sign-painting shop and was loyal to a local conservative politician.

Four times since the 1950s , Worcester has proposed fluoridation, and four times it has been defeated by referendum.

Anti-science has a long history on the American Right , Sutter writes.

VR Score

56

Informative language

55

Neutral language

41

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

likely hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

short-lived

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