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Benedict Cumberbatch reads Kurt Vonnegut's ultra-timely letter to people living in 2088

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Summary
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44% Informative

Kurt Vonnegut was tasked with writing a letter to the planetary citizens of Earth in 2088 as part of Volkswagen ’s TIME magazine ad campaign.

Benedict Cumberbatch read the letter using an American accent.

Cumberbatch is one of the co-producers of the Letters Live series.

VR Score

26

Informative language

14

Neutral language

32

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

detected

Time-value

medium-lived

External references

no external sources

Source diversity

no sources

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